Antyx
Introduction '''''Antyx''''' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Australasian realm. The genus was originally placed in the subfamily Sympycninae, but it was later found to be closer to the Neurigoninae and was placed as ''incertae sedis'' within the family. In the ''World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera)'' by Yang et al. (2006), the new subfamily '''Antyxinae''' was proposed, in which ''Antyx'' is the only genus. However, the validity of this new subfamily was later criticized by Sinclair ''et al.'' (2008). According to them, the subfamily's erection by Yang ''et al.'' (2006) was not justified by their phylogenetic analysis, and the genus would have been better placed as ''incertae sedis'' until a later phylogenetic study determines its placement.
Species The genus contains eight species, five from New Caledonia and three from Australia:* ''Antyx edita'' Bickel, 1999 – Australia: Queensland* ''Antyx fagina'' Bickel, 1999 – Australia: New South Wales* ''Antyx flavipleuris'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991 – New Caledonia* ''Antyx fuscirostris'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991 – New Caledonia* ''Antyx matilei'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991 – New Caledonia* ''Antyx pallida'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991 – New Caledonia* ''Antyx pallidiventris'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991 – New Caledonia* ''Antyx werrikimbe'' Bickel, 1999 – Australia: New South Wales
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