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Species Condylostylus connectans

Dolichopodidae - Condylostylus connectans - male

Long legged fly - Condylostylus connectans - male

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 Sciapodinae

Genus Condylostylus

No Taxon (caudatus group)

Species connectans (Condylostylus connectans)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Laxina connectans Curran, 1942

Identification

Like caudatus except the last hind tarsomere of the male is widened and there is only one pair of long tail hairs instead of two rows of long hairs.

Range

Published records from Northeast USA, BugGuide photo from Washington

Contributed by John F. Carr on 3 October, 2015 - 7:09am
Last updated 9 August, 2016 - 9:25am

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