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Dolichopodidae? - Condylostylus caudatus - male
Copyright © 2012 Melanie Smith

Dolichopodidae? - Condylostylus caudatus - Male
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
July 1, 2010
Contributed by Melanie Smith on 20 March, 2012 - 9:03pm
Last updated 4 October, 2015 - 9:40am

Moved
Moved from caudatus group.
… John F. Carr, 4 October, 2015 - 9:40am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 21 March, 2012 - 6:46am

Condylostylus
Condylostylus connectans or C. caudatus. An expert would recognize the species from this view. Is the last segment of the hind tarsus expanded or cylindrical as seen from above? Does the mid basitarsus have a row of curved bristles?

Compare these legs of a related tropical species showing expanded tarsi and row of bristles:
… John F. Carr, 21 March, 2012 - 6:43am

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