Parahercostomus
Parahercostomus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes four species known only from China. Members of the genus are metallic green in color and large in size, with a body length of 4.5–5.3 mm and a wing length of 5.2–7.0 mm. The generic name is a combination of the prefix para- with the generic name Hercostomus. According to Brooks 's phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Dolichopodinae, Parahercostomus appears to be closely related to Grichanov 's Afrotropical species group 1 in the genus Hercostomus, which was later transferred to the genus Afrohercostomus.
Species
- Parahercostomus kaulbacki – Tibet
- Parahercostomus orientalis Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001 – Yunnan
- Parahercostomus triseta Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001 – Yunnan
- Parahercostomus zhongdianus – Yunnan