Plesiothalassius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Asilomorpha
Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Dolichopodidae
Subfamilia: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Plesiothalassius
Species: P. capensis – P. flavus – P. natalensis
Name

Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 1991: 189

Type species: Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972
References
Primary references

Ulrich, H. 1991. Two new genera of parathalassiine-Iike flies from South Africa (Diptera, Empidoidea). Bonner zoologische Beiträge 42(2): 187–216. PDF

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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Plesiothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa.[1] It contains three described species. It is closely related to Amphithalassius.[2]
Species

Plesiothalassius capensis (Smith, 1972)[1][3]
Plesiothalassius flavus Ulrich, 1991[1]
Plesiothalassius natalensis Ulrich, 1991[1]

References

Ulrich, H. (1991). "Two new genera of parathalassiine-Iike flies from South Africa (Diptera, Empidoidea)" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 42 (2): 187–216.
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.
Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1972). "A remarkable new Parathalassius (Diptera: Empididae) from South Africa, with a key to world species" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 21 (2): 455–458. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_658.