Parathalassius

Parathalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms.[1] The name "Parathalassius" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".[2]

Parathalassius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Parathalassius
Mik, 1891
Type species
Parathalassius blasigii
Mik, 1891

Species
  • Parathalassius abela Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius aldrichi Melander, 1906
  • Parathalassius blasigii Mik, 1891
  • Parathalassius candidatus Melander, 1906
  • Parathalassius dilatus Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius infuscatus Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius maritimus Shamshev, 1998[3]
  • Parathalassius melanderi Cole, 1912
  • Parathalassius midas Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius sinclairi Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius socali Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius susanae Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius ulrichi Shamshev, 1998[3]
  • Parathalassius uniformus Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]
  • Parathalassius wheeleri Brooks & Cumming, 2017[1]

Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972[4] was moved to Plesiothalassius.[5]

References
  1. Brooks, Scott E.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2017). "Revision of the Nearctic Parathalassius Mik (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Parathalassiinae), with a review of the world fauna" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4314 (1): 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4314.1.1.
  2. "Genus Parathalassius". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. Shamshev, Igor V. (1998). "Two new species of the genus Parathalassius Mik (Diptera: Microphoridae) from the Russian Far East, with a key to world species". International Journal of Dipterological Research. 9 (1): 3–8.
  4. Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1972). "A remarkable new Parathalassius (Diptera: Empididae) from South Africa, with a key to world species" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 21 (2): 455–458. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_658.
  5. Ulrich, H. (1991). "Two new genera of parathalassiine-Iike flies from South Africa (Diptera, Empidoidea)" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 42 (2): 187–216.


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