Thambemyia


Thambemyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It known from the Oriental and Neotropical realms, with a single Palearctic species from Japan. Members of the genus live exclusively in the intertidal zone of rocky shores. Conchopus is sometimes considered a synonym of Thambemyia, but the former is considered a valid genus by some authors.

Species

Subgenus Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956:
  • Thambemyia bisetosa Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – China
  • Thambemyia bruneiensis Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Brunei
  • Thambemyia fusariae Capellari, 2015 – Brazil
  • Thambemyia hui Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – China, Taiwan
  • Thambemyia lopatini Grichanov, 2013 – India
  • Thambemyia pagdeni Oldroyd, 1956 – Malaysia, Thailand
Subgenus Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005:
  • Thambemyia japonica Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Japan
If Conchopus is a synonym of Thambemyia, the following species would also be included in the genus:
  • Thambemyia abdominalis
  • Thambemyia acrosticalis
  • Thambemyia anomalopus
  • Thambemyia borealis
  • Thambemyia convergens
  • Thambemyia corvus
  • Thambemyia mammuthus
  • Thambemyia nodulata
  • Thambemyia poseidonia
  • Thambemyia pudica
  • Thambemyia recta
  • Thambemyia saigusai
  • Thambemyia shandongensis Zhu, Yang & Masunaga, 2005
  • Thambemyia sigmigra
  • Thambemyia signata
  • Thambemyia sikokiana
  • Thambemyia sinuata
  • Thambemyia taivanensis
  • ''Thambemyia uvasima''