''Pseudoparaclius'' 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 was established by

Igor Grichanov Igor Yakovlevich Grichanov (; born 10 September 1958) is a Russian entomologist and ecologist. As a taxonomist, he specialised on Diptera notably Dolichopodidae. He joined the staff of the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection in 1981. In 1 ...

in 2006, for 14 species from Africa that were originally placed in ''Paracleius'' (now a synonym of ''

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 ...

''). Two additional species were described in 2015 and 2020.

Species

*'' Pseudoparaclius afer'' ( Curran, 1936) – ?Kenya, South Africa *'' Pseudoparaclius atricornis'' (

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, 1934) – Zimbabwe *'' Pseudoparaclius brincki'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1960) – South Africa *'' Pseudoparaclius caudatus'' (

, 1934) – Kenya *'' Pseudoparaclius funditor'' ( Curran, 1936) – South Africa *'' Pseudoparaclius kabasha'' ( Grichanov, 2004) – DR Congo *'' Pseudoparaclius manningi'' Grichanov, 2020 – South Africa *'' Pseudoparaclius maranguensis'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1964) – DR Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Pseudoparaclius miritarsus'' ( Grichanov, 2004) – Angola *'' Pseudoparaclius ngarukaensis'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1964) – Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania *'' Pseudoparaclius obscoenus'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) – South Africa *'' Pseudoparaclius ogojaensis'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1962) – Nigeria *'' Pseudoparaclius sanjensis'' ( Grichanov, 2004) – Tanzania *'' Pseudoparaclius udzungwa'' Kaae, Grichanov & Pape, 2015 – Tanzania *'' Pseudoparaclius upembaensis'' ( Grichanov, 2004) – DR Congo *'' Pseudoparaclius zogualensis'' ( Grichanov, 2004) – Ivory Coast

References

Dolichopodinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of Africa Taxa described in 2006 {{Dolichopodidae-stub