Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species.
Dolichopus is a large cosmopolitan genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Adults are small flies, typically less than 8 mm in length. Nearly all species are metallic greenish-blue to greenish-bronze. It is the largest genus of Dolichopodidae with more than 600 species worldwide.
Tachytrechus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Dolichopodinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Condylostylus tonsus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
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.
Condylostylus inornatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Tachytrechus vorax is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Diaphorus nigricans is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Holarctic realm, south to the Neotropics.
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 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.
Gymnopternus pseudodebilis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Tachytrechus angustipennis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed across the United States, from California and Utah to Washington, D.C., south to Florida, and south to the Neotropical realm. It is also recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. Adults inhabit algal mats at Yellowstone National Park. The species is predatory, with their primary prey being Paracoenia eggs and larvae. Males are territorial.
Paraclius quadrinotatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Neurigona disjuncta is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Condylostylus patibulatus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
Rhaphium melampus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.
