Paraclius Explained

Paraclius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] It is currently considered a polyphyletic assemblage of species.^[2]

Species

Synonyms:

• Paraclius darwini Parent, 1933: synonym of Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
• Paraclius diplacocerus Capellari, 2013:^[3] synonym of Paraclius americanus (Schiner, 1868)
• Paraclius femoratus Aldrich, 1901: synonym of Paraclius arcuatus (Loew, 1861)
• Paraclius formosus Parent, 1931: synonym of Tachytrechus longiciliatus (Van Duzee, 1931)
• Paraclius maculifer Parent, 1939: synonym of Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
• Paraclius maculipennis (Van Duzee, 1934):^{[4] [5]} synonym of Paraclius problematicus (Parent, 1930)
• Paraclius magnicornis Van Duzee, 1927:^[6] synonym of Paraclius pumilio Loew, 1872
• Paraclius ovatus Van Duzee, 1914:^[7] synonym of Paraclius venustus Aldrich, 1901
• Paraclius praedicans (Walker, 1860): moved to Pelastoneurus

Notes and References

1. Book: Yang. D.. Zhu. Y.. Wang. M.. Zhang. L.. World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera) . 2006. China Agricultural University Press. Beijing. 9787811171020. 1–704.
2. Scott E.. Brooks. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 857. 1–158. 10.11646/zootaxa.857.1.1.
3. Capellari. R. S.. 2013. A remarkable new species of Paraclius Loew from Brazil (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 3681. 3. 293–296. 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.10. 25232612.
4. Van Duzee. M.C.. The Diptera of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana: with descriptions of new species from other British Guiana localities.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1934. 66. 365–374.
5. Scott E.. Brooks. Jeffrey M.. Cumming. Marc A. A.. Pollet. 2010. Revision of the Neotropical genus Cheiromyia Dyte (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023707/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e289/2cd2cc863a286cd465e954de69974852e493.pdf. dead. 2018-03-27. Zootaxa. 2333. 41–58. 10.11646/zootaxa.2333.1.3. 3960554 .
6. Van Duzee. Millard C.. Four new Dolichopodidae in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 1927. 3. 146–148.
7. Van Duzee. M. C.. New species of North American Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Entomological News. 1914. 25. 433–443. 24 July 2016.