Paraphrosylus

Paraphrosylus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[3] 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.^[4]

Paraphrosylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophorinae
Tribe:	Aphrosylini
Genus:	Paraphrosylus Becker, 1922[1]
Type species
Aphrosylus praedator Wheeler, 1897[2]

Species

• Paraphrosylus californicus (Harmston, 1952)^[5] – California (Laguna)
• Paraphrosylus direptor (Wheeler, 1897)^[2] – British Columbia, Washington, California
• Paraphrosylus grassator (Wheeler, 1897)^[2] – California (Pacific Grove)
• Paraphrosylus nigripennis (Van Duzee, 1924)^[6] – Alaska, Washington, Oregon
• Paraphrosylus praedator (Wheeler, 1897)^[2] – British Columbia, Washington, California
• Paraphrosylus wirthi (Harmston, 1951)^[7] – California (Moss Beach)