Paralimna decipiens Loew, 1878: 195.
Paralimna (Phaiosterna) decipiens: Mathis 1995b: 633 [review]; Mathis 1997: 59 [remarks]; Mathis & Zatwarnicki 2002: 72 [revision]; Ale-Rocha & Mathis 2015: 112 [revision].
Paralimna obscura of authors (misidentification): Wirth 1969b: 591 [records]; Linsley, 1977: 41 [checklist].
Distribution. Native. Nearctic, Neotropical; Galápagos: Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago.
Remarks. This species is common in brackish habitats (Mathis 1995b).