Thambemyia Explained

Thambemyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] 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.^[2]

Species

Subgenus Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956:

• Thambemyia bisetosa Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005^[3] – Hong Kong (Lantau Island)
• Thambemyia bruneiensis Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005^[3] – Brunei
• Thambemyia fusariae Capellari, 2015^[2] – Brazil (Bahia)
• Thambemyia hui Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005^[3] – China (Fujian), Taiwan
• Thambemyia lopatini Grichanov, 2013^[4] – India (Gujarat)
• Thambemyia pagdeni Oldroyd, 1956 – Malaysia (Penang Island), Thailand (Phuket Island)

Subgenus Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005:^[3]

• Thambemyia japonica Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005^[3] – 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)^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Thambemyia sigmigra (Takagi, 1965)
• Thambemyia signata (Takagi, 1965)
• Thambemyia sikokiana (Takagi, 1965)
• Thambemyia sinuata (Takagi, 1965)
• Thambemyia taivanensis (Takagi, 1967)
• Thambemyia uvasima (Takagi, 1965)

Further reading

• Morgan D.. Jackson. Nancy C.. Miorelli. Alexander L.. Bond. 2017. New Record of the Non-Native Long-Legged Fly Thambemyia borealis (Takagi 1965) (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in North America and an Example of Twitter's Utility for Natural History Documentation. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119. 1. 151–156. 10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.151.

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. Capellari. R. S.. 2015. First record of Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Brazil, with description of a new species. Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 3. 20. 1–7. 10.12976/jib/2015.3.20. free.
3. Masunaga. K.. Saigusa. T.. Grootaert. P.. Revision of the genus Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of a new subgenus. Entomological Science. 2005. 8. 4. 439–455. 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00143.x.
4. Grichanov. I.Ya.. A new species of Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Gujarat, India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 2013. 9. 1. 191–193. 10.23885/1814-3326-2013-9-1-191-193. free.
5. Parent. O.. Quelques dipteres dolichopodides des Iles Hawaii. Konowia. 1938. 16. 209–219. 18 July 2016.
6. Zhu. Y.. Yang. D.. Masunaga. K.. A review of the species of Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Aquatic Insects. 2005. 27. 299–307. 4. 10.1080/01650420500328316.