Thinophilus longicilia Evenhuis & Grootaert, 2002

Samoh, Abdulloh, Satasook, Chutamas & Grootaert, Patrick, 2019, New marine Thinophilus species (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae) from the Thai Andaman Sea coast and new records from peninsular Thailand, European Journal of Taxonomy 505, pp. 1-20 : 16-17

Thinophilus longicilia Evenhuis & Grootaert, 2002

Material examined

THAILAND – Phang Nga Prov. • 5 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀; Laem Pakarang, Khuekkhak, Takuapa ; 8°44′12.7″ N, 98°13′13.1″ E; 28 Jul. 2018; A. Samoh leg.; hand collecting and sweep netting; PSUNHM .

Distribution

Andaman Sea (Phang Nga province).

Comments

With reference to a study by Grootaert (2018), this species was collected from several mangroves and beaches at low tide in Singapore such as Lim Chu Kang, Sungei Buloh, and Mandai mangroves. In the present study, the first author mainly observed and sampled this marvellous long-legged fly with its long bristles fore and mid legs on a rocky beach at Laem Pakarang in Phang Nga province, southern Thailand during low tide and in areas exposed to the sun.