Pseudargyrochlamys

Pseudargyrochlamys is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[3][4] It was first established by Igor Grichanov in 2006 for four species of Paracleius (now a synonym of Pelastoneurus) from eastern South Africa. A fifth species from South Africa was described in 2020.^[5] Members of the genus are restricted to the coast of southern Africa between East London in South Africa and Maputo in Mozambique. The genus is closely related to Argyrochlamys and Phoomyia, which are also found in coastal habitats.^[5]

Pseudargyrochlamys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Dolichopodinae
Genus:	Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov, 2006[1]
Type species
Paracleius michaeli Grichanov, 2004[2]

Adults of Pseudargyrochlamys have a non-metallic body coloring; the thorax is either mainly yellow-orange with a black longitudinal stripe, or mainly blackish grey; the abdomen is mostly orange-yellow with black dorsolateral spots.^[5][6]

Species

The genus includes five species:

• Pseudargyrochlamys barracloughi (Grichanov, 2004)^[2] – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Kosi Bay)
• Pseudargyrochlamys jasoni (Grichanov, 2004)^[2] – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Kosi Bay); Mozambique
• Pseudargyrochlamys londti Grichanov, 2020^[5] – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (uMhlali river)
• Pseudargyrochlamys michaeli (Grichanov, 2004)^[2] – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (St Lucia), Eastern Cape (Umngazi river mouth)
• Pseudargyrochlamys umngazi (Grichanov, 2004)^[2] – South Africa: Eastern Cape (Umngazi river mouth)