Thambemyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It known from the Oriental and Neotropical realms, with a single Palearctic species from Japan. Members of the genus live exclusively in the intertidal zone of rocky shores. Conchopus is sometimes considered a synonym of Thambemyia, but the former is considered a valid genus by some authors.
Species Subgenus Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956: Thambemyia bisetosa Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – China (Hong Kong/Lantau Island) Thambemyia bruneiensis Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Brunei Thambemyia fusariae Capellari, 2015 – Brazil (Bahia) Thambemyia hui Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – China (Fujian), Taiwan Thambemyia lopatini Grichanov, 2013 – India (Gujarat) Thambemyia pagdeni Oldroyd, 1956 – Malaysia (Penang Island), Thailand (Phuket Island)
Subgenus Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005: Thambemyia japonica Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005 – Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu)
If Conchopus is a synonym of Thambemyia, the following species would also be included in the genus: Thambemyia abdominalis (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia acrosticalis (Parent, 1937) Thambemyia anomalopus (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia borealis (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia convergens (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia corvus (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia mammuthus (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia nodulata (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia poseidonia (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia pudica (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia recta (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia saigusai (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia shandongensis Zhu, Yang & Masunaga, 2005 Thambemyia sigmigra (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia signata (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia sikokiana (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia sinuata (Takagi, 1965) Thambemyia taivanensis (Takagi, 1967) Thambemyia uvasima (Takagi, 1965)
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