Nothorhaphium Explained

Nothorhaphium is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae.^{[1] [2]} It includes four species from Australia and a single species from New Guinea. Nothorhaphium superficially resembles the genus Rhaphium, but it belongs in the subfamily Sympycninae and is thought to be closely related to the genera Syntormon, Parasyntormon and Ceratopos. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: νόθος ("false"), and Rhaphium.

Species

• Nothorhaphium aemulans (Becker, 1922) – widespread in Australia, Norfolk Island
• Nothorhaphium callosum Bickel, 1999 – West Australia, Victoria
• Nothorhaphium curalo Bickel, 1999 – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
• Nothorhaphium nudicorne Bickel, 1999 – Tasmania, South Australia, West Australia
• Nothorhaphium oro Bickel, 1999 – Papua New Guinea

Notes and References

1. Book: Evenhius, N. L.. Family Dolichopodidae. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/doli.html. Evenhius. N. L.. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). 17 April 2016. 17 January 2023.
2. Web site: Nothorhaphium Bickel, 1999 . www.gbif.org . 23 May 2021 . en.