''Epithalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, with eight known species. They are generally found in the Palaearctic, occurring on sand beaches near the coast. An exception to this is ''E. africus'', which was described from a damaged female specimen collected near

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in the

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. The generic assignment of this African species has been doubted. ''E. corsicanus'' has also been recorded from

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in the Atlantic Ocean, and is probably an

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to the island.

Species

The following eight species are included in the genus: *'' Epithalassius africus'' Parent, 1930 – Congo (near

) *'' Epithalassius caucasicus''

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coast of the

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" *'' Epithalassius corsicanus''

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(introduced?) *'' Epithalassius elegantula''

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'' Grichanov, 2021 – France (

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) *'' Epithalassius sanctimarci'' Mik, 1891 – Corsica, Italy,

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'' Besovski, 1966 – Bulgaria,

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'' Grichanov, 2008 – Israel

References

Dolichopodidae genera Hydrophorinae Diptera of Europe Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Taxa named by Josef Mik {{Dolichopodidae-stub