Chimerothalassius

Chimerothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains two described species, one from New Zealand and one from the Caribbean. It also contains three undescribed species, two from New Zealand and one from Costa Rica.[2]

Chimerothalassius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Chimerothalassius
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003[1]
Type species
Chimerothalassius ismayi
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003[1]

Species
  • Chimerothalassius ismayi Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003[1]
  • Chimerothalassius runyoni Brooks & Cumming, 2018[3]

References
  1. Shamshev, I.V.; Grootaert, P. (2002). "A new genus of Microphorinae (Diptera Empidoidea) from New Zealand" (PDF). Belgian Journal of Entomology. 4: 129–144.
  2. Cumming, J.M.; Brooks, S.E. (2019). "Phylogenetic analysis and preliminary classification of the Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa. 4648 (1): 111–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.5.
  3. Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2018). "New species of Chimerothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Parathalassiinae) from the West Indies and Costa Rica" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4387 (3): 511–523. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4387.3.6.


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