Parathalassiinae

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Parathalassiinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Chvála, 1981
Genera

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Parathalassiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. [1] It is part of an extended concept of the family, Dolichopodidae sensu lato , and forms a monophyletic group with Dolichopodidae sensu stricto . It was once placed provisionally in the subfamily Microphorinae as the tribe Parathalassiini. [2]

Contents

According to a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Dolichopodidae by Germann et al. (2011), there is strong evidence for placing Parathalassiinae within Dolichopodidae sensu stricto. [3]

Genera

The subfamily currently includes 12 genera: [4]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dolichopodidae</span> Family of flies

Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hybotidae</span> Family of flies

Hybotidae, the typical dance flies, are a family of true flies. They belong to the superfamily Empidoidea and were formerly included in the Empididae as a subfamily.

<i>Teuchophorus</i> Genus of flies

Teuchophorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tachydromiinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Tachydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies widespread in the world.

Kowmunginae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It was proposed in the World Catalog of Dolichopodidae by Yang et al. (2006) to include two genera previously placed as incertae sedis within the family. However, the validity of this new subfamily was later criticized by Sinclair et al. (2008). According to them, the subfamily's erection by Yang et al. (2006) was not justified by their phylogenetic analysis, and the genera included would have been better placed as incertae sedis until a later phylogenetic study determines their placement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peloropeodinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Peloropeodinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. In some classifications, the genera of the subfamily are included in Sympycninae. According to a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Dolichopodidae by Germann et al. (2011), the subfamily is polyphyletic.

Neothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Chile. It was recorded by Brooks & Cumming (2011) from the region, but was undescribed until 2016.

Eothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains four described species, from Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica and the Mediterranean. It also contains three undescribed species, one from New Caledonia and two from Japan.

Chimerothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains five described species, two from New Zealand, two from New Caledonia and one from the Caribbean. It also contains three undescribed species, two from New Zealand and one from Costa Rica.

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

Amphithalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa. It contains two described species, and three undescribed species known only from females. It is closely related to Plesiothalassius.

Plesiothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa. It contains three described species. It is closely related to Amphithalassius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Microphorinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Microphorinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is part of an expanded concept of the family, Dolichopodidae sensu lato, though it was previously considered a family of its own.

Avenaphora is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Cretaceous of Lebanon and France.

<i>Microphor</i> Genus of flies

Microphor is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae.

Schistostoma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae.

<i>Microphorella</i> Genus of Dolichopodid flies

Microphorella is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is currently considered both paraphyletic and polyphyletic, and several species groups may need to be recognised as subgenera or genera.

Thalassophorus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Japan and North America.

Stilpon is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.

References

  1. Brooks, Scott E.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (September 7, 2012). "The New World genera of Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae s.l.), with new species of Thalassophorus and Eothalassius". The Canadian Entomologist. 143 (5): 423–446. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2006). "The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1180: 1–172. ISBN   1-877407-80-1 . Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. Germann, C.; Pollet, M.; Wimmer, C.; Bernasconi, M.V. (2011). "Molecular data sheds light on the classification of long-legged flies (Diptera : Dolichopodidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 25 (4): 303–321. doi:10.1071/IS11029.
  4. Cumming, J.M.; Brooks, S.E. (2019). "Phylogenetic analysis and preliminary classification of the Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa . 4648 (1): 111–129. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.5 .
  5. 1 2 Ulrich, H. (1991). "Two new genera of parathalassiine-Iike flies from South Africa (Diptera, Empidoidea)" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge . 42 (2): 187–216.
  6. 1 2 3 Negrobov, O. P. (1978). Мухи надсемейства Empididoidea (Diptera) из мелового ретинита Северной Сибири [Flies of the Superfamily Empidioidea (Diptera) from Cretaceous Retinite in Northern Siberia](PDF). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal (in Russian). 1978 (2): 81–90.
  7. Shamshev, I.V.; Grootaert, P. (2002). "A new genus of Microphorinae (Diptera Empidoidea) from New Zealand" (PDF). Belgian Journal of Entomology . 4: 129–144.
  8. Cumming, J. M.; Brooks, S. E. (2002). "Electrophorella, a new genus of parathalassiine flies from Baltic amber, with a cladistic analysis of the Microphorinae + Dolichopodidae lineage (Diptera: Empidoidea)". Studia dipterologica. 9 (1): 41–54.
  9. Shamshev, I.V.; Grootaert, P. (2005). "Eothalassius, a new genus of parathalassiine flies (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae) from Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology . 102 (1): 107–118. doi: 10.14411/eje.2005.016 .
  10. Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2016). "Neothalassius, a new genus of Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s.lat.) from the Pacific coast of South America". Zootaxa . 4066 (3): 311–322. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.7 . PMID   27395554.