''Nanothinophilus'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae.
It includes four species, all found in
mangroves along the
Andaman Sea
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coast in
Thailand
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. It is closely related to the genera ''
Thinophilus'' and ''
Paralleloneurum''.
In several studies, the genus ''Thinophilus'' was suggested to be
paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
with respect to ''Nanothinophilus''.
Species
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Nanothinophilus armatus
''Nanothinophilus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes four species, all found in mangroves along the Andaman Sea coast in Thailand. It is closely related to the genera '' Thinophilus'' and '' Paralleloneurum''. In s ...
''
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998
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Nanothinophilus dolichurus
''Nanothinophilus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes four species, all found in mangroves along the Andaman Sea coast in Thailand. It is closely related to the genera '' Thinophilus'' and '' Paralleloneurum''. In s ...
''
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998
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Nanothinophilus hoplites''
Grootaert & Meuffels, 2001
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Nanothinophilus pauperculus''
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998
References
Hydrophorinae
Dolichopodidae genera
Insects of Thailand
Diptera of Asia
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