Dolichopus

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.

The name of the genus (, long, and , foot) refers to the length of the feet of its species.

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Species groups and subgenera

The following species groups exist in Dolichopus:

• Dolichopus latipennis species group (= Hygroceleuthus <small>Loew, 1857</small>)
• Dolichopus lonchophorus species group
• Dolichopus longisetus species group
• Dolichopus planitarsis species group (8 species) – Palaearctic
• Dolichopus plumipes species group (11 species) – Palaearctic
• Dolichopus sagittarius species group
• Dolichopus salictorum species group
• Dolichopus signifer species group
• Dolichopus sublimbatus species group (4 species)
• Dolichopus tewoensis species group (3 species) – China

Sometimes the following are considered subgenera of Dolichopus:

• Dolichopus <small>Latreille, 1796</small>
• Hygroceleuthus <small>Loew, 1857</small> (= Dolichopus latipennis species group)
• Macrodolichopus <small>Stackelberg, 1933</small>

See also

• List of Dolichopus species

References