''Neothalassius'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are ...

from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. It was recorded by Brooks & Cumming (2011) from the region, but was undescribed until 2016.

Species

*'' Neothalassius triton'' Brooks & Cumming, 2016 *'' Neothalassius villosus'' Brooks & Cumming, 2016

References

Dolichopodidae genera Parathalassiinae Diptera of South America Endemic fauna of Chile Arthropods of Chile {{Dolichopodidae-stub