Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species.
Tachytrechus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Medetera arnaudi is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Central Valley and Coast Ranges of California. It is named after the entomologist Paul H. Arnaud, Jr., who collected the type specimens.
Condylostylus graenicheri is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Medetera aberrans is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in Eastern North America. Adults of the species are generally colored a metallic green, with yellow legs. Not much is known about the biology of the species, but adults have frequently been collected from wet grasslands or marshes.
Medetera apicalis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America. This species is more common in old-growth forest habitats, where it can be found beneath bark or on the fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi such as Fomitopsis pinicola.
Tachytrechus vorax is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Dolichopus sincerus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Tachytrechus sanus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Gymnopternus currani is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Gymnopternus vockerothi is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Chrysotus neopicticornis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Dolichopus canaliculatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Gymnopternus pseudodebilis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Dolichopus acuminatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Paraclius quadrinotatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Tachytrechus auratus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. This species typically inhabits mud flats and freshet seeps in east-central Washington. Adults are active from late April to mid-September. Pupal development typically takes 4 to 7 days. The maximum adult lifespan is 7 days.
Neurigona disjuncta is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Rhaphium melampus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Gymnopternus barbatulus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
