''Amphithalassius'' 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 is found along sandy sea coasts in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. 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 South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa ...

''.

Species

* '' Amphithalassius latus'' Ulrich, 1991 * '' Amphithalassius piricornis'' Ulrich, 1991

References

Dolichopodidae genera Parathalassiinae Diptera of Africa Endemic insects of South Africa {{Dolichopodidae-stub