Pieza


Pieza is a genus of flies in the family Mythicomyiidae. Its species are found in North America, South America, and the West Indies. The genus was named by Neal Evenhuis in 2002. Evenhuis included the following eleven species, transferring four from Mythicomyia, in his initial circumscription:P. agnastisChile P. angustaUnited States and Mexico P. deresistansnorthern VenezuelaP. dominicanaDominican amber, MioceneP. flavitibia — northern VenezuelaP. kake — Brazil P. minutaUnited States and Mexico P. ostenta — United States and Mexico P. piBahamas, Turks and Caicos, Mexico P. rhea — United States P. sinclairiCuraçao, Dominican Republic; introduced to Galápagos Islands
, Pieza still consists of these eleven species.

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