''Chimerothalassius'' 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 hindwing ...
in the family
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species.
Dolichopodidae generally a ...
. It contains five described species, two from
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
, two from
New Caledonia and one from the
Caribbean. It also contains three undescribed species, two from New Zealand and one from
Costa Rica.
Species
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Chimerothalassius ismayi
''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 Zealan ...
''
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003 – New Zealand
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Chimerothalassius marshalli
''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 Zealan ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Zealand
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Chimerothalassius riparius
''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 Zealan ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia
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Chimerothalassius runyoni
''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 Zealan ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2018 – Montserrat, Dominica
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Chimerothalassius sinclairi
''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 Zealan ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Parathalassiinae
Diptera of Australasia
Diptera of North America
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