| Parathalassiinae Temporal range: | |
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| Microphorella vockerothi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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]
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]
The subfamily currently includes 12 genera: [4]