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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Dolichopodinae » Dolichopus » scapularis group (Dolichopus scapularis group)

scapularis group

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Remarks
Green fly - Dolichopus scapularis Dolichopus scapularis group - Dolichopus - female D_sexarticulatus-1 - Dolichopus sexarticulatus - male longlegged fly - Dolichopus variabilis - male Fly - Dolichopus scapularis Fly - Dolichopus - female Long-legged Fly - Dolichopus Fly - Dolichopus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Dolichopodidae (Longlegged Flies)
Subfamily Dolichopodinae
Genus Dolichopus
No Taxon scapularis group
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dolichopus correus Steyskal, 1959
Dolichopus domesticus Van Duzee, 1921
Dolichopus funditor Loew, 1861
Dolichopus funditor var. distinctus Van Duzee, 1921
Dolichopus scapularis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus sexarticulatus Loew, 1864
Dolichopus pulchrimanus Bigot, 1888 (syn. willistoni Aldrich, 1893)
Identification
Legs generally pale, tarsi darkened towards tips. Male of some species with fifth segment of fore tarsi enlarged, white, white-tipped, or divided into two lobes. Alternatively, humeri yellow rather than metallic.
Remarks
Dolichopus funditor and distinctus have been treated as synonyms. Males differ in hair on hind femur, length of third antennal segment, and proportions of last segments of fore tarsi. Females may not be distinguishable.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 30 May, 2012 - 8:16pm
Last updated 10 July, 2012 - 7:00pm

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