Parathalassiinae
Subfamily of flies
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Parathalassiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It is part of an extended concept of the family, Dolichopodidae sensu lato, and forms a monophyletic group with Dolichopodidae sensu stricto. It was once placed provisionally in the subfamily Microphorinae as the tribe Parathalassiini.[2]
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| Microphorella vockerothi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Parathalassiinae Chvála, 1981 |
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According to a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Dolichopodidae by Germann et al. (2011), there is strong evidence for placing Parathalassiinae within Dolichopodidae sensu stricto.[3]
Genera
The subfamily currently includes 12 genera:[4]
- Amphithalassius Ulrich, 1991[5]
- †Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978[6] – Late Cretaceous
- Chimerothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003[7]
- †Cretomicrophorus Negrobov, 1978[6] – Late Cretaceous
- †Electrophorella Cumming & Brooks, 2002[8] – Baltic amber, Eocene
- Eothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2005[9]
- Microphorella Becker, 1909
- Neothalassius Brooks & Cumming, 2016[10]
- Parathalassius Mik, 1891
- Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 1991[5]
- †Retinitus Negrobov, 1978[6] – Taymyr amber, Coniacian/Santonian
- Thalassophorus Saigusa, 1986
