Parathalassiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. 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.
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.
Genera
The subfamily currently includes 12 genera:
- Amphithalassius <small>Ulrich, 1991</small>
- â Archichrysotus <small>Negrobov, 1978</small> â Late Cretaceous
- Chimerothalassius <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003</small>
- â Cretomicrophorus <small>Negrobov, 1978</small> â Late Cretaceous
- â Electrophorella <small>Cumming & Brooks, 2002</small> â Baltic amber, Eocene
- Eothalassius <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2005</small>
- Microphorella <small>Becker, 1909</small>
- Neothalassius <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2016</small>
- Parathalassius <small>Mik, 1891</small>
- Plesiothalassius <small>Ulrich, 1991</small>
- â Retinitus <small>Negrobov, 1978</small> â Taymyr amber, Coniacian/Santonian
- Thalassophorus <small>Saigusa, 1986</small>
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