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A Synopsis of the Dolichopodidae of the Southeastern United States and Adjacent Regions

By Harold Robinson
Entomological Society of America, 1964

Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 4:103-192

Includes keys to species, typically for the Eastern United States.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 13 July, 2011 - 5:46pm

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Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico

By Marc A. A. Pollet et al.
American Museum of Natural History, 2003

Online at AMNH

Abstract:
"A catalog of the American species of Dolichopodidae north of Mexico is provided. Fifty-five valid genera and 1288 valid species and 3 subspecies in 14 subfamilies are listed. [...] For each genus, the species list is preceded by notes on its distribution, biology, and ecology as well as a list of pertinent keys and revisions, when such information is available. For each valid species name, the list includes the author, year of publication, page number of original description, type depository and locality, and distribution in North America by state or province and occurrence in other realms, as well as taxonomic notes wherever applicable. Additional distribution records from the literature have been added. [...] Statistics and comments on the history of North American dolichopodid research are presented. The diversity and distribution of Nearctic Dolichopodidae and their relationships with the fauna of other realms is tabulated and discussed."

Contributed by John F. Carr on 5 December, 2010 - 7:21am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Microphorinae » Parathalassius

Revision of the Nearctic Parathalassius Mik (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the world fauna

By Brooks, Scott E. and Jeffrey M. Cumming
Zootaxa 4314, 2017

"The Nearctic species of Parathalassius Mik are revised and the world species are reviewed. Twelve species are recorded from the Nearctic Region including nine new species: P. abela sp. nov., P. aldrichi Melander, P. candidatus Melander, P. dilatus sp. nov., P. infuscatus sp. nov., P. melanderi Cole, P. midas sp. nov., P. sinclairi sp. nov., P. socali sp. nov., P. susanae sp. nov., P. uniformus sp. nov., and P. wheeleri sp. nov. Lectotype designations are made for P. aldrichi Melander and P. melanderi Cole. A key to the 15 world species is provided and the distributions of the Nearctic species are mapped. COI mitochondrial DNA barcode sequences were obtained for 12 species of Parathalassius. A morphological phylogenetic analysis of the included species is presented and known ecological information is summarized."

Contributed by John F. Carr on 1 September, 2017 - 8:06am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Sciapodinae » Sciapus

A new species of Sciapus from California, with a revised key to the species of Sciapus found in America north of Mexico

By G.C. Steyskal
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 68(4): 290-294, 1966

Full title: "A new species of Sciapus from California, with a revised key to the species of Sciapus found in America north of Mexico (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)."

Online here.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 3 February, 2012 - 6:19pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Diaphorinae » Argyra

A revision of the North American species of the genus Argyra Macquart, two-winged flies of the family Dolichopodidae

By Van Duzee, M. C.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 66(2560): 1-43, 1925

full text

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 25 June, 2016 - 5:04pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Sympycninae » Sympycnus

The Dipterous genus Sympycnus Loew in North America and the West Indies

By Van Duzee MC
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 7:35-47, 1930

available @ BHL

when I tried to download the paper using the "Download Article" menu choice, I got the preceding article instead. Selecting individual pages and "generating" the download works

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 2 June, 2023 - 2:09pm

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The Dipterous genus Dolichopus in North America

By M. C. Van Duzee, F. R. Cole, and J. M. Aldrich
United States National Museum Bulletin 116, 1921

This is the last revision of the entire genus Dolichopus in North America (it will also work in Mexico, which has no additional species). Descriptions of all species are included. The key to species was supplemented a decade later(1) to account for species described in the 1920s, but dozens more species have been described since the 1930s.

Full text via Google books

Contributed by John F. Carr on 4 October, 2013 - 8:35am

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Key to Nearctic Dolichopus Latreille (Diptera)

By M. C. Van Duzee and C. H. Curran
American Museum Novitates 683 and 684, 1934

This is the last key to the entire genus Dolichopus for North America. Robinson (1964) has a key to males of Southeastern species. Stekyskal (1973) has a key to "Group B."

Full text of vol. 683 at AMNH (males)
Full text of vol. 684 at AMNH (females)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 11 August, 2011 - 9:12am

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