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Plesiothalassius

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Plesiothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa. It contains three described species. It is closely related to Amphithalassius.

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It sits within the topics Dolichopodidae genera, Endemic insects of South Africa and Flies of Africa.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyDolichopodidae

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Plesiothalassius is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found along sandy sea coasts in South Africa. It contains three described species. It is closely related to Amphithalassius.

==Species== Plesiothalassius capensis (Smith, 1972) Plesiothalassius flavus Ulrich, 1991 Plesiothalassius natalensis Ulrich, 1991

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