Scorpiurus (fly)

For the plant genus, see Scorpiurus (plant).

Scorpiurus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to New Zealand.^[1] Members of the genus are found in marine littoral habitats.^[2]

Scorpiurus
Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophorinae
Tribe:	Hydrophorini
Genus:	Scorpiurus Parent, 1933
Type species
Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933

Species

• Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933 – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)
• Scorpiurus aramoana Bickel & Kerr, 2018^[2] – South Island (Aramoana, The Catlins)
• Scorpiurus thorpei Masunaga, 2017^[1] – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)