Dolichopus Latreille 1796 (long-legged fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Synonym: Hygroceleuthus Loew 1857

Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1796. Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel 1-201

Parent taxon: Dolichopodinae according to M. A. A. Pollet et al. 2004

See also Aldrich 1905, Carpenter 1992, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Scudder 1878 and Statz 1940

Sister taxa: Arpactodolichopodites, Convexivertex, Eoeuryopterites, Gymnopternus, Hercostomus, Leptodolichopodites, Orbicapitis, Prohercostomus, Wangia

Subtaxa: Dolichopus georgi Dolichopus incertus Dolichopus miluus Dolichopus scitus Dolichopus spinosus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (3)

• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences

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