Paraphrosylus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed along rocky coasts of the Eastern Pacific, and members of the genus live in the intertidal zone. Paraphrosylus was originally established as a subgenus of Aphrosylus, but was later raised to genus rank.
Species Paraphrosylus californicus (Harmston, 1952) – California (Laguna) Paraphrosylus direptor (Wheeler, 1897) – British Columbia, Washington, California Paraphrosylus grassator (Wheeler, 1897) – California (Pacific Grove) Paraphrosylus nigripennis (Van Duzee, 1924) – Alaska, Washington, Oregon Paraphrosylus praedator (Wheeler, 1897) – British Columbia, Washington, California Paraphrosylus wirthi (Harmston, 1951) – California (Moss Beach)
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