''Nothorhaphium'' is a genus of

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belonging to 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 four species from

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and a single species from

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. ''Nothorhaphium'' superficially resembles the genus ''

Rhaphium ''Rhaphium'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the largest genus within the subfamily Rhaphiinae, with over 200 species currently known. Etymology The generic name ''Rhaphium'' is derived from the Ancient Greek word (, "a s ...

'', but it belongs in the subfamily

Sympycninae Sympycninae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. In some classifications, this subfamily includes the genera of the subfamilies Peloropeodinae and Xanthochlorinae. Genera *'' Brevimyia'' Miller, 1945 *'' Calyxochaetus'' B ...

and is thought to be closely related to the genera ''

Syntormon ''Syntormon'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the Palaearctic realm. Etymology The name ''Syntormon'' is derived from the Ancient Greek word ...

'', '' Parasyntormon'' and ''

Ceratopos ''Ceratopos'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Algeria and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the western ...

''. The name of the genus is derived from the

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(, "false"), and ''Rhaphium''.

Species

*'' Nothorhaphium aemulans'' (

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, 1922) – widespread in Australia,

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*'' Nothorhaphium callosum'' Bickel, 1999 – West Australia, Victoria *'' Nothorhaphium curalo'' Bickel, 1999 – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania *'' Nothorhaphium nudicorne'' Bickel, 1999 – Tasmania, South Australia, West Australia *'' Nothorhaphium oro'' Bickel, 1999 – Papua New Guinea

References

Sympycninae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of Australasia {{Dolichopodidae-stub