Cheiromyia
Introduction '''''Cheiromyia''''' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. It was originally named ''Cheirocerus'' by Octave Parent in 1930, but was renamed to ''Cheiromyia'' by C. E. Dyte in 1980 after it was found to be preoccupied by the catfish genus ''Cheirocerus'' (Eigenmann, 1917). The antennae of the males bear one or more elongate projections on an enlarged postpedicel, resembling antlers. ''Cheiromyia'' is closely related to some species of ''Paraclius''.
Species *''Cheiromyia bicornis'' Brooks ''in'' Brooks, Cumming & Pollet, 2010 – Brazil*''Cheiromyia brevitarsis'' Brooks ''in'' Brooks, Cumming & Pollet, 2010 – Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil*''Cheiromyia carolina'' Limeira-de-Oliveira & Brooks, 2018 – Brazil*''Cheiromyia fuscipennis'' Pollet & Brooks, 2018 – French Guiana*''Cheiromyia laselva'' Brooks ''in'' Brooks, Cumming & Pollet, 2010 – Costa Rica*''Cheiromyia nordestina'' Limeira-de-Oliveira & Cumming, 2018 – Brazil*''Cheiromyia palmaticornis'' (Parent, 1930) – Ecuador, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana*''Cheiromyia pennaticornus'' (Parent, 1931) – Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana''Cheiromyia maculipennis'' (Van Duzee, 1934) was transferred to ''Paraclius'' in 2010.
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