Pseudoparaclius Explained

Pseudoparaclius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^{[1] [2]} It was established by Igor Grichanov in 2006, for 14 species from Africa that were originally placed in Paracleius (now a synonym of Pelastoneurus). Two additional species were described in 2015 and 2020.

Species

• Pseudoparaclius afer (Curran, 1936)^[3] – ?Kenya, South Africa
• Pseudoparaclius atricornis (Parent, 1934)^[4] – Zimbabwe
• Pseudoparaclius brincki (Vanschuytbroeck, 1960) – South Africa
• Pseudoparaclius caudatus (Parent, 1934)^[4] – Kenya
• Pseudoparaclius funditor (Curran, 1936)^[3] – South Africa
• Pseudoparaclius kabasha (Grichanov, 2004)^[5] – DR Congo
• Pseudoparaclius manningi Grichanov, 2020^[6] – South Africa
• Pseudoparaclius maranguensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1964)^[7] – DR Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
• Pseudoparaclius miritarsus (Grichanov, 2004)^[5] – Angola
• Pseudoparaclius ngarukaensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1964)^[7] – Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania
• Pseudoparaclius obscoenus (Wiedemann, 1830) – South Africa
• Pseudoparaclius ogojaensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1962)^[8] – Nigeria
• Pseudoparaclius sanjensis (Grichanov, 2004) – Tanzania
• Pseudoparaclius udzungwa Kaae, Grichanov & Pape, 2015^[9] – Tanzania
• Pseudoparaclius upembaensis (Grichanov, 2004)^[5] – DR Congo
• Pseudoparaclius zogualensis (Grichanov, 2004)^[5] – Ivory Coast

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. Igor Ya.. Grichanov. 2018. An annotated catalogue of afrotropical Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). Plant Protection News, Supplements. All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR). St.Petersburg. 25. 10.5281/zenodo.1187006. free.
3. Curran. Charles Howard. Records of African Dolichopodidae with descriptions of new species. Revue zoologique africaine. 1926. 14. 1. 1–39.
4. Parent. Octave. Additions a la faune ethiopienne (Dipteres: Dolichopodides). Bulletin de la Société entomologique d'Égypte.. 1934. 18. 112–138.
5. Grichanov. Igor Ya.. 2004. Review of Afrotropical Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Plant Protection News, Supplements. 1–244. All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection RAAS. St.Petersburg. 1815-3682.
6. Grichanov. Igor Ya.. 2020. A new species of Pseudoparaclius Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa. Nature Conservation Research. 5. 2. 1–6. 10.24189/ncr.2020.012. free.
7. Vanschuytbroeck. P.. Dipteres Dolichopodidae d'Afrique Orientale et meridionale (Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zoologischen Ostafrika-Expedition 1951/52,Gruppe Lindner—Stuttgart, Nr. 39, und Ergebnisse der Forschungsreise Lindner 1958/59—Nr.17). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 1964. 130. 1–6. 10 August 2016.
8. Vanschuytbroeck. P.. Diptères Dolichopodides Africains. Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines. 1962. 62. 352–356.
9. Kaae. M.E.. Grichanov. I.. Pape. T.. 2015. A new species of Pseudoparaclius Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania, and a key to Afrotropical species. Zootaxa. 4018. 1. 137–145. 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.1.8. 26624033.