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''Paraclius'' 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 currently considered a
polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as Homoplasy, homoplasies ...
assemblage of species.


Species

Synonyms: *''Paraclius darwini''
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, 1933
: synonym of '' Paraclius sexmaculatus'' Bezzi, 1928 *''Paraclius diplacocerus'' Capellari, 2013: synonym of '' Paraclius americanus'' ( Schiner, 1868) *''Paraclius femoratus'' Aldrich, 1901: synonym of '' Paraclius arcuatus'' ( Loew, 1861) *''Paraclius formosus''
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, 1931
: synonym of '' Tachytrechus longiciliatus'' (Van Duzee, 1931) *''Paraclius maculifer''
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, 1939
: synonym of '' Paraclius sexmaculatus'' Bezzi, 1928 *''Paraclius maculipennis'' (Van Duzee, 1934): synonym of '' Paraclius problematicus'' (
Parent A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1930)
*''Paraclius magnicornis'' Van Duzee, 1927: synonym of '' Paraclius pumilio'' Loew, 1872 *''Paraclius ovatus'' Van Duzee, 1914: synonym of '' Paraclius venustus'' Aldrich, 1901 *''Paraclius praedicans'' (
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, 1860)
: moved to ''
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 ...
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7133988 Dolichopodidae genera Dolichopodinae Taxa named by Hermann Loew