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Family Tanypezidae - Stretched-foot Flies

Fly - Tanypeza picticornis Tanypezid Fly - Tanypeza longimana - male fly on log - Tanypeza - female Diptera. - Tanypeza longimana unusual fly - Tanypeza Unidentified Fly - Tanypeza Potential Tanypeza in Diefenbaker Park  - Tanypeza Diptera. - Tanypeza picticornis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Nerioidea
Family Tanypezidae (Stretched-foot Flies)
Explanation of Names
Tanypezidae Rondani 1856
Numbers
2 spp. in a single genus in our area(1), ~70 spp. in 5 genera total(2)
Size
5-7 mm(1)
Range
in our area, ne. US(1)
Remarks
rare, poorly known(1)