Thalassophorus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It is known from Japan and North America.[2]

Thalassophorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Thalassophorus
Saigusa, 1986
Type species
Thalassophorus spinipennis
Saigusa, 1986

Species

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Two species are included in the genus:

References

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  1. ^ "Thalassophorus Saigusa, 1986". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2011). "The New World Genera of Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae s.l.), with New Species of Thalassophorus and Eothalassius". The Canadian Entomologist. 143 (5): 423–446. doi:10.4039/n11-027.