Genus Condylostylus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited

Longlegged Fly, Dolichopodidae - Condylostylus - female

tiny metallic fly - Condylostylus - female

9003524 condylostylus - Condylostylus patibulatus

dolichopodid 2 - Condylostylus patibulatus

Dolichopodidae - Condylostylus occidentalis - male

Condylostylus longicornis? - Condylostylus longicornis

Condylostylus sp.? - Condylostylus - 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 Sciapodinae

Genus Condylostylus

Explanation of Names

Condylostylus Bigot 1859

Numbers

~35 spp. in our area(1)(2)(3), >300 total

Identification

wings at rest held at an angle relative to abdomen (Sciapus, Amblypsilopus, or Mesorhaga hold wings flat) • male abdomen is narrow, female's more round, tapering

Range

New World, by far more diverse in the Neotropics; Pacific islands, Africa • in our area mostly eastern

Habitat

Typically found at forest edges on foliage

Food

Adults feed on soft-bodied invertebrates

Life Cycle

Larvae develop in soil and pupate in cocoons made of cemented soil particles. Courtship elaborate and involves males displaying legs to females.

Remarks

Different species are commonly found together, even on adjacent leaves.

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico Marc A. A. Pollet et al. 2003. American Museum of Natural History.

2.	Checklist of Dolichopodidae s.str. of America North of Mexico

3.	A Synopsis of the Dolichopodidae of the Southeastern United States and Adjacent Regions Harold Robinson. 1964. Entomological Society of America.

Contributed by Mike Boone on 7 February, 2006 - 10:46am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Arturo Santos, zdanko
Last updated 20 June, 2024 - 2:23pm

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