Austrosciapus connexus

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Green long-legged fly
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Sciapodinae
Tribe: Chrysosomatini
Genus: Austrosciapus
Species:
A. connexus
Binomial name
Austrosciapus connexus
Walker 1835

Austrosciapus connexus (the green long-legged fly) is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in the south-west corner as well as the east coast of Australia, as well as Norfolk Island, Hawaii, and the French Polynesia. [4]

Description

A. connexus has a length of between 4.4 and 4.8 mm, and a metallic green appearance. The wings have two broad, brown bands, which are fused anteriorly. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Long Legged Fly". Australian Insects. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Austrosciapus connexus". Canberra Nature Map. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Bickel, Daniel (23 December 1994). The Australian Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the Oriental and Australasian faunas, and a world conspectus of the subfamily. Sydney: The Australian Museum. pp. 242–244. ISBN   0-7310-4133-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)


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