Thambemyia
Introduction '''''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 – Hong Kong (Lantau Island)*''Thambemyia bruneiensis'' Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Brunei*''Thambemyia fusariae'' Capellari, 2015 – Brazil (Bahia)*''Thambemyia hui'' Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – China (Fujian), Taiwan*''Thambemyia lopatini'' Grichanov, 2013 – India (Gujarat)*''Thambemyia pagdeni'' Oldroyd, 1956 – Malaysia (Penang Island), Thailand (Phuket Island)Subgenus '''''Prothambemyia''''' Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005:*''Thambemyia japonica'' Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu)If ''Conchopus'' is a synonym of ''Thambemyia'', the following species would also be included in the genus:*''Thambemyia abdominalis'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia acrosticalis'' (Parent, 1937)*''Thambemyia anomalopus'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia borealis'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia convergens'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia corvus'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia mammuthus'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia nodulata'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia poseidonia'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia pudica'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia recta'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia saigusai'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia shandongensis'' Zhu, Yang & Masunaga, 2005*''Thambemyia sigmigra'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia signata'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia sikokiana'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia sinuata'' (Takagi, 1965)*''Thambemyia taivanensis'' (Takagi, 1967)*''Thambemyia uvasima'' (Takagi, 1965)
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