''Afroparaclius'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in the family
Dolichopodidae
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.
Dolichopodidae generally a ...
.
It includes two species from
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
formerly placed in ''Paracleius'' (which is now a synonym of ''
Pelastoneurus
''Pelastoneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Species
Unrecognised species:
*''Pelastoneurus contingens'' (Walker, 1852)
*''Pelastoneurus hebes'' (Walker, 1852)
*''Pelastoneurus heteroneurus'' ( Macquart, 1850)
*''Pelasto ...
'').
Species
* ''
Afroparaclius didyensis''
( Grichanov, 2004)[ – Madagascar, South Africa
* '' Afroparaclius thompsoni'' ( Grichanov, 2004)][ – Burundi, DR Congo, Gabon
]
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Dolichopodinae
Diptera of Africa
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