Ngirhaphium is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes six species known from mangroves in Southeast Asia. Ngirhaphium closely resembles the genus Rhaphium and was originally placed in the subfamily Rhaphiinae, though several molecular phylogenetic analyses were unable to resolve its phylogenetic position. The genus is named after Peter Kee Lin Ng, a professor at the National University of Singapore; the genus name combines the family name "Ng" and the generic name Rhaphium.
Species
- Ngirhaphium caeruleum <small>Grootaert & Puniamoorthy, 2014</small> â Singapore, Brunei (South China Sea)
- Ngirhaphium chutamasae <small>Samoh, Boonrotpong & Grootaert, 2015</small> â Thailand (Satun) (Andaman Sea)
- Ngirhaphium meieri <small>Samoh & Grootaert in Samoh, Satasook & Grootaert, 2019</small> â Thailand (Phang Nga, Ranong) (Andaman Sea)
- Ngirhaphium murphyi <small>Evenhuis & Grootaert, 2002</small> â Singapore, southern Thailand (Andaman Sea)
- Ngirhaphium sivasothii <small>Grootaert & Puniamoorthy, 2014</small> â Singapore, southern Thailand (Andaman Sea)
- Ngirhaphium thaicum <small>Samoh & Grootaert in Samoh, Satasook & Grootaert, 2019</small> â Thailand (Trat, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani), Cambodia (Gulf of Thailand)
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