''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 introduced species to the island.

Species

The following eight species are included in the genus: *''

Epithalassius africus ''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 fr ...

'' Parent, 1930 – Congo (near

) *'' Epithalassius caucasicus'' Becker, 1918 – Bulgaria, " Black Sea coast of the Caucasus" *''

Epithalassius corsicanus ''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 fr ...

'' Becker, 1910 – France (

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), Israel,

(introduced?) *''

Epithalassius elegantula ''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 fr ...

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, 1920 – France ( Royan, Finistère) *''

Epithalassius gloagueni ''Epithalassius'' is a genus of fly, 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 ...

'' Grichanov, 2021 – France ( Brittany) *''

Epithalassius sanctimarci ''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 fr ...

'' Mik, 1891 – Corsica, Italy, Spain *''

Epithalassius stackelbergi ''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 fr ...

'' Besovski, 1966 – Bulgaria, Romania *''

Epithalassius susmani ''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 fr ...

'' Grichanov, 2008 – Israel

References

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