''Parathalassius'' 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 is found along sandy sea coasts in both the
Palaearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...
and
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
realms.
The name "''Parathalassius''" is of
Greek
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origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Species
* ''
Parathalassius abela
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius aldrichi
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Melander, 1906
* ''
Parathalassius blasigii''
Mik, 1891
* ''
Parathalassius candidatus
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Melander, 1906
* ''
Parathalassius dilatus
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius infuscatus
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius maritimus
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Shamshev, 1998
* ''
Parathalassius melanderi
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
...
''
Cole, 1912
* ''
Parathalassius midas''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius sinclairi
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius socali
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius susanae
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius ulrichi
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Shamshev, 1998
* ''
Parathalassius uniformus
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
* ''
Parathalassius wheeleri
''Parathalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in both the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. The name "''Parathalassius''" is of Greek origin, and can be translated as "near the sea".
Speci ...
''
Brooks & Cumming, 2017
''Parathalassius capensis''
Smith, 1972 was moved to ''
Plesiothalassius
''Plesiothalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa. It contains three described species. It is closely related to '' Amphithalassius''.
Species
* ''Plesiothalassius capensis' ...
''.
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Parathalassiinae
Taxa named by Josef Mik
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