Condylostylus comatus

Condylostylus comatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Genus:	Condylostylus
Species:	C. comatus
Binomial name
Condylostylus comatus (Loew, 1861) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Psilopus comatusLoew, 1861 Sciapus chalybeusVan Duzee, 1914 Condylostylus chalybeus(Van Duzee, 1914)

Condylostylus comatus (C. comatus) is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. ^{[3] [ user-generated source? ]}

C. comatus is a species primarily found in the Eastern United States and belongs to a diverse Neotropical genus. Males can be identified by a row of hairs on the mid metatarsus and pale genital appendages, distinguishing them from similar species like Condylostylus crinitus . Females, however, are not distinguishable by appearance. ^[4]

References

1. Loew, Hermann (1861). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Dipteren". Programm der Königlichen Realschule zu Meseritz: 1–60. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott Edward; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 283. American Museum of Natural History: 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:cotddo>2.0.co;2. hdl:2246/451. S2CID   84167833.
3. "Complex Condylostylus comatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
4. "Condylostylus comatus". Bugs With Mike. 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-08-02.