Chimerothalassius

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

Chimerothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains five described species, two from New Zealand, two from New Caledonia and one from the Caribbean. It also contains three undescribed species, two from New Zealand and one from Costa Rica.[2][3]

Species

  • Chimerothalassius ismayi Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003[1] – New Zealand
  • Chimerothalassius marshalli Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Zealand
  • Chimerothalassius riparius Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia
  • Chimerothalassius runyoni Brooks & Cumming, 2018[4] – Montserrat, Dominica
  • Chimerothalassius sinclairi Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – New Caledonia

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. PMID 31716961.
  3. ^ Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2022). "New Australasian Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa. 5188 (6): 521–543. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5188.6.2. PMID 37044762.
  4. ^ 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. PMID 29690478.