Corindia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known mainly from the Afrotropical and Australasian realms, with a single species from the Palaearctic realm and an undescribed species also known from the Neotropical realm. The genus was first described in 1986 by Daniel J. Bickel, who originally considered it to be the sister group of the genus Thrypticus. Bickel later suggested that Corindia may represent a plesiomorphic and paraphlyetic assemblage from which Thrypticus arose.
In Australia, adults of the genus are often found on smooth-barked eucalypt trees, and display a stance similar to that of Medetera. The genus is named after Corindi, a geographical place name of aboriginal origin on the New South Wales northern coast.
Species Australasian realm: Corindia amieuensis Bickel, 2014 – New Caledonia Corindia capricornis Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia collessi Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia cooloola Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia flaviscuta Bickel, 2014 – New Caledonia Corindia gascoynensis Bickel, 2013 – Australia Corindia major Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia minor Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia mulleri Bickel, 2014 – Papua New Guinea Corindia nigricornis Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia robensis Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia torresiana Bickel, 1986 – Australia Corindia trudis Bickel, 1986 – Australia Afrotropical realm: Corindia danielssoni Grichanov, 1998 – Gambia, DR Congo Corindia demoulini Grichanov, 2000 – DR Congo Corindia saegeri Grichanov, 1998 – DR Congo, Gabon, Namibia Corindia verschureni Grichanov, 1998 – DR Congo Palaearctic realm: Corindia viridis (Parent, 1932)
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