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Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus dorsalis - female
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Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus dorsalis - Female
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 30, 2010
Size: 4-5mm
I suspect a long-legged fly because of the venation. Beyond that ...
Thanks

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Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus dorsalis - female Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus dorsalis
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 31 July, 2010 - 10:44am
Last updated 4 December, 2014 - 1:09pm

Moved
Moved from Sciapodinae.
… John F. Carr, 30 November, 2010 - 7:21pm

New key
Do you have a picture of the tip of the hind femur? Another key askes whether it has "distinct anterior preapical setae".
… John F. Carr, 31 October, 2010 - 6:31pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Coule be female to this male:
… John F. Carr, 1 August, 2010 - 9:01pm

Must be Sciapodinae
Wing veins and excavated vertex match Sciapodinae. I suspect this is Sciapus because I only see one pair of bristles on the scutellum, but there might be a second pair I don't see.
… John F. Carr, 1 August, 2010 - 8:59pm

 
Scutellum Detail
John,
I added a detail showing scutellum. Looks like there is one pair of bristles, with one stray in the middle. Hope this helps ID
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 4 August, 2010 - 6:49am

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