''Chimerothalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. 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 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, two from

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

and one from the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

. It also contains three undescribed species, two from New Zealand and one from

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Species

* ''

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 * ''

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 * '' Chimerothalassius riparius'' Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia * '' Chimerothalassius runyoni'' Brooks & Cumming, 2018 – Montserrat, Dominica * '' Chimerothalassius sinclairi'' Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia

References

Dolichopodidae genera Parathalassiinae Diptera of Australasia Diptera of North America {{Dolichopodidae-stub