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Species Amblypsilopus psittacinus

Unknown long legged fly - Amblypsilopus psittacinus - male

Unidentified Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus psittacinus - male

Amblypsilopus psittacinus? - Amblypsilopus psittacinus - 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 Amblypsilopus

Species psittacinus (Amblypsilopus psittacinus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Psilopus psittacinus Loew 1861

Sciapus psittacinus

Identification

Wing of male with long hairs on front edge; front edge nearly straight until angular bend before tip of R2+3 (bend less abrupt or after R2+3 in related species). Females are practically unidentifiable unless associated with males.

Range

Southeast Coastal Plain

Contributed by John F. Carr on 30 November, 2010 - 7:35pm
Last updated 23 December, 2012 - 5:53pm

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