Major (fly)

Major is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It contains only one species, Major minor. It is part of the Eurynogaster complex of genera.^[4] The generic name is derived from the Latin major ("large"), referring to the extremely large tarsal claws of M. minor.^[1]

Major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Major Evenhuis, 2005[1]
Species:	M. minor
Binomial name
Major minor (Parent, 1938)[2]
Synonyms
Paraliancalus minor Parent, 1938[2] Eurynogaster minor (Parent, 1938)[3]