''Pseudoparentia'' 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 known from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Species

* '' Pseudoparentia advena'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Pseudoparentia canalicula'' Bickel, 2013 * '' Pseudoparentia centralis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Pseudoparentia hangayi'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Pseudoparentia niharae'' Bickel, 2013 * '' Pseudoparentia nullaborensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Pseudoparentia tricosa'' Bickel, 1994

References

Sciapodinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of Australasia {{Dolichopodidae-stub