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Dolichopodidae (long-legged fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Dolichopodidae Latreille p. 290
1856Chrysotus setosus Giebel p. 205
1856Medeterus frauenfeldi Giebel p. 205
1878Dolichopidae Scudder p. 756
1899Sciara pusilla Meunier p. 170
1907Thrypticus sobrius Meunier p. 209
1907Argyra debellata Meunier p. 210
1907Argyra debilis Meunier p. 210
1907Argyra deceptoria Meunier p. 210
1907Hygroceleuthus titana Meunier p. 221
1907Systenus ciliatus Meunier p. 222
1907Thinophilus piraticus Meunier p. 222
1907Systenus ciliatus Meunier p. 245 figs. 18-19
1907Thrypticus sobrius Meunier p. 261 figs. 36-40
1907Lyroneurus venustus Meunier p. 269 fig. 50,51
1908Argyra debellata Meunier p. 29 figs. 110-112
1908Systenus ciliatus Meunier p. 29 figs. 18, 19
1908Argyra debilis Meunier p. 30 figs. 113, 114
1908Argyra deceptoria Meunier p. 30 figs. 115-117
1908Thrypticus sobrius Meunier p. 38 figs. 39, 40
1908Lyroneurus venustus Meunier p. 42 figs. 50, 51
1908Thinophilus piraticus Meunier p. 58
1908Argyra debellata Meunier p. 71 figs. 110-112
1908Argyra debilis Meunier p. 72 figs. 113, 114
1908Argyra deceptoria Meunier p. 72 figs. 115-117
1908Hygroceleuthus titana Meunier p. 75 figs. 120, 121
1908Thinophilus piraticus Meunier p. 92 fig. 158
1992Dolichopodidae Carpenter
1994Argyra debellata Evenhuis p. 359
1994Argyra debilis Evenhuis p. 359
1994Argyra deceptoria Evenhuis p. 359
1994Chrysotus setosus Evenhuis p. 360
1994Diaphorus venustus Evenhuis p. 361
1994Dolichopus titanus Evenhuis p. 362
1994Medetera frauenfeldi Evenhuis p. 364
1994Systenus ciliatus Evenhuis p. 368
1994Thinophilus piraticus Evenhuis p. 368
1994Thrypticus sobrius Evenhuis p. 369
2002Eodolichopoditinae Hong p. 358
2002Eodolichopodites Hong p. 360
2002Eodolichopodites floricopulatus Hong p. 362 figs. Pl 30, fig 1; text-fig 2.7.618-629
2002Eodolichopodites fushunensis Hong p. 365 figs. Pl 28, fig 3; text-fig 2.7.630-640
2002Haodolichopodites Hong p. 369
2002Haodolichopodites fasciatus Hong p. 370 figs. Pl 32, fig 1; text-fig 2.7.645-658
2002Longilabia Hong p. 373
2002Longilabia aroliaris Hong p. 374 figs. Pl 32, fig 3; text-fig 2.7.659-673
2002Sinodolichopodites Hong p. 377
2002Sinodolichopodites liaoningensis Hong p. 377 figs. Pl 31, fig 3.2; text-figs 2.7.674-683
2002Laticopulus Hong p. 380
2002Laticopulus arcidorsatus Hong p. 380 figs. Pl 32, fig 4; text-fig 2.7.684-695
2002Paradolichopodites Hong p. 382
2002Paradolichopodites xilutianensis Hong p. 383 figs. 2.7.696-704
2002Sunodolichopodites Hong p. 385
2002Sunodolichopodites longus Hong p. 386 figs. Pl 32, fig 2; text-fig 2.7.705-717
2002Columnocorna Hong p. 388
2002Columnocorna latilabrosa Hong p. 389 figs. Pl 34, fig 1; text-fig 2.7.718-729
2002Bicercites Hong p. 392
2002Bicercites fushunensis Hong p. 392 figs. Pl 28, fig 2; text-fig 2.7.730-739
2006Dolichopodidae Sinclair and Cumming p. 81
2011Dolichopodidae Wiegmann et al.
2018Dolichopodidae Shin et al.
2018Dolichopodidae Wahlberg and Johanson
2023Dolichopodidae Badano et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
superfamilyEmpidoideaLatreille 1804
familyDolichopodidaeLatreille 1809
familyDolichopodidaeLatreille 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Dolichopodidae Latreille 1809 [long-legged fly]
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Subfm. Achalcinae Grootaert and Meuffels 1997
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G. Achalcus Loew 1857
G. Anepsiomyia Bezzi 1902
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Anepsiomyia planipedia Meunier 1907
Invalid names: Anepsius Loew 1857 [replaced]
G. †Archichrysotus Negrobov 1978
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Archichrysotus hennigi Negrobov 1978
Archichrysotus incompletus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Archichrysotus manitobus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Archichrysotus minor Negrobov 1978
G. †Avenaphora Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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Avenaphora gallica Nel et al. 2016
Avenaphora hispida Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. Condylostylus Bigot 1859
G. †Cretomicrophorus Negrobov 1978
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Cretomicrophorus novemundus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Cretomicrophorus piolencensis Nel et al. 2016
Subfm. Diaphorinae Schiner 1864
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G. Argyra Macquart 1834
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Invalid names: Porphyrops Meigen 1824 [replaced]
G. Chrysotus Meigen 1824
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Chrysotus stanciui Parent 1936
Invalid names: Lyroneurus Loew 1857 [synonym]
G. Diaphorus Meigen 1824
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Diaphorus alsiosus Meunier 1910
Diaphorus fernandi Meuffels and Grootaert 1999
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Invalid names: Dolichopus soccatus Meunier 1899 [replaced]
G. †Palaeoargyra Meunier 1895
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Palaeoargyra mutabilis Meunier 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeoargyra dytei Evenhuis 1994 [objective synonym]
Palaeoargyra planipedia Meunier 1907
G. †Prochrysotus Meunier 1907
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Prochrysotus magnus Meunier 1907
Subfm. Dolichopodinae Latreille 1809
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G. Dolichopus Latreille 1796
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Dolichopus georgi Meuffels and Grootaert 1999
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Invalid names: Dolichopus minutus Statz 1940 [replaced]
Dolichopus incertus Theobald 1937
Dolichopus miluus Förster 1891
Dolichopus scitus Statz 1940
Dolichopus spinosus Statz 1940
Invalid names: Hygroceleuthus Loew 1857 [synonym]
G. Gymnopternus Loew 1857
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Gymnopternus bauckhorni Meunier 1914
Gymnopternus lacustris Bickel 1995
G. Hercostomus Loew 1857
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Hercostomus bauckhorni Meunier 1914
Hercostomus quievreuxi Parent and Quiévreux 1935
G. †Prohercostomus Grichanov 1997
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Prohercostomus bickeli Evenhuis 1994
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Invalid names: Dolichopus vulgaris Meunier 1907 [replaced]
Prohercostomus ciliatus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus devinctus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus gracilis Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus intremulus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus inumbratus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus meunierianus Evenhuis 1994
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Invalid names: Dolichopus notabilis Meunier 1907 [replaced]
Prohercostomus minutus Meunier 1907
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Invalid names: Prohercostomus smicrus Meuffels and Grootaert 1999 [objective synonym]
Prohercostomus monotonus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus morbosus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus negotiosus Meunier 1907
Prohercostomus noxialis Meunier 1907
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Invalid names: Sympycnites primaevus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sympycnites Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 [synonym]
G. †Wangia Hong 2002
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Wangia trichopoda Hong 1981
Invalid names: Arpactodolichopodites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Convexivertex Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eoeuryopterites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Orbicapitis Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
G. †Electrochoreutes Badano et al. 2023
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Electrochoreutes electroechinus Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes falculigerus Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes furcillatus Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes hamatus Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes pankowskii Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes planitibia Badano et al. 2023
Electrochoreutes trisetigerus Badano et al. 2023
G. †Gujaratmyia Bickel 2022
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Gujaratmyia rotunda Bickel 2022
Subfm. Hydrophorinae Lioy 1864
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G. Thinophilus Wahlberg 1844
Invalid names: Thinophilinae Aldrich 1905 [synonym]
Subfm. Medeterinae Lioy 1864
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G. Medetera Fischer von Waldheim 1819
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Medetera amissa Bickel 2016
Medetera totolapa Bickel 2016
G. †Medeterites Grichanov 2010
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Medeterites atterraneus Nazarau 1994
Medeterites gestuosus Meunier 1907
Medeterites gulosus Meunier 1907
Medeterites latipennis Meunier 1907
Medeterites molestus Meunier 1907
G. †Palaeosystenus Grichanov et al. 2014
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Palaeosystenus succinorum Meunier 1907
G. †Plesiomedetera Grichanov 2023
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Plesiomedetera decora Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera elegantula Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera flammea Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera lasciva Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera lepida Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera mustela Meunier 1907
Plesiomedetera vana Meunier 1907
G. †Salishomyia Bickel 2019
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Salishomyia eocenica Bickel 2019
G. †Systenites Grichanov et al. 2014
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Systenites argutus Meunier 1907
Systenites inclytus Meunier 1907
Systenites splendidus Meunier 1907
G. Systenus Loew 1857
Tr. Thrypticini Negrobov 1986
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G. †Paleothrypticus Ngô-Muller et al. 2020
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Paleothrypticus eocenicus Ngô-Muller et al. 2020
G. Thrypticus Gerstacker 1864
G. Medeterus Fischer von Waldheim 1819
Subfm. Microphorinae Collin 1960
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G. †Curvus Kaddumi 2005
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Curvus khuludi Kaddumi 2005
G. †Meghyperiella Meunier 1908
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G. Microphor Macquart 1827
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Microphor defunctus Handlirsch 1910
Microphor eocenica Meunier 1902
Microphor rusticus Meunier 1908
G. Schistostoma Becker 1902
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Schistostoma burmanicum Brooks et al. 2019
Schistostoma foliatum Brooks et al. 2019
Invalid names: Microphorini Collin 1960 [empty]
G. †Microphorites Hennig 1971
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Microphorites deploegi Nel et al. 2004
Microphorites erikai Bramuzzo and Nel 2017
Microphorites extinctus Hennig 1971
Microphorites magaliae Perrichot and Engel 2014
Microphorites moravicus Tkoč et al. 2016
Microphorites oculeus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Microphorites pouilloni Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020
Microphorites similis Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Microphorites utrillensis Arillo et al. 2008
Subfm. Neurigoninae Aldrich 1905
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G. Neurigona Rondani 1856
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Neurigona corcula Meunier 1907
G. Oncopygius Loew 1873
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Oncopygius gracilior Statz 1940
Oncopygius venustus Statz 1940
Subfm. Parathalassiinae Chvála 1981
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G. †Electrophorella Cumming and Brooks 2002
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Electrophorella baltica Cumming and Brooks 2002
Electrophorella grimaldii Cumming and Brooks 2002
G. Microphorella Becker 1909
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Microphorella fragilis Cumming and Greenwalt 2022
G. †Retinitus Negrobov 1978
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Retinitus nervosus Negrobov 1978
Subfm. Peloropeodinae Robinson 1970
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G. †Palaeomedeterus Meunier 1895
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Palaeomedeterus fessus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus hirsutus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus horridus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus ignavus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus languidus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus lassatus Meunier 1908
Palaeomedeterus lentus Meunier 1907
Palaeomedeterus meunieri Meuffels and Grootaert 1999
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Invalid names: Palaeomedeterus culiciformis Meunier 1899 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Palaeomedeterus concinnus Meunier 1907 [replaced]
Invalid names: Gheynia Meunier 1899 [synonym], Palaeochrysotus Meunier 1907 [synonym]
G. Peloropeodes Wheeler 1890
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G. †Pristinmicrophor Tang et al. 2019
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Pristinmicrophor hukawngensis Tang et al. 2019
G. †Prosystenus Negrobov 1976
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Prosystenus zherichini Negrobov 1976
G. †Rajpardia Bickel 2022
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Rajpardia grimaldii Bickel 2022
Subfm. Rhaphiinae Bigot 1852
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G. Nematoproctus Loew 1857
G. Rhaphium Meigen 1803
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Invalid names: Xiphandrium Loew 1857 [synonym]
Subfm. Sciapodinae Becker 1917
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G. Amblypsilopus Bigot 1888
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Amblypsilopus monicae Bickel 2016
G. Mesorhaga Schiner 1868
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G. Sciapus Zeller 1842
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Sciapus combaluzieri Timon-David 1944
Sciapus erasmius Meuffels and Grootaert 1999
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Invalid names: Sciapus amabilis Statz 1940 [replaced]
Sciapus rottensis Statz 1940
Invalid names: Psilopus Meigen 1824 [replaced]
G. †Wheelerenomyia Meunier 1907
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Wheelerenomyia bickeli Negrobov and Selivanova 2003
Wheelerenomyia corcula Meunier 1908
Wheelerenomyia eocenica Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia longicerca Negrobov and Selivanova 2003
Wheelerenomyia originaria Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia pacata Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia parca Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia parva Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia parvula Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia pellucida Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia perattica Meunier 1907
Wheelerenomyia quadrispinosa Negrobov and Selivanova 2003
Wheelerenomyia subparva Meunier 1916
Wheelerenomyia vladimiri Negrobov and Selivanova 2003
Invalid names: Agonosominae Aldrich 1905 [synonym]
Subfm. Sympycninae Aldrich 1905
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G. Campsicnemus Haliday 1832
G. Chaetogonopteron de Meijere 1914
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Chaetogonopteron sobrium Meunier 1910
G. Neoparentia Robinson 1967
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Neoparentia chiapensis Bickel 2016
G. Teuchophorus Loew 1857
Invalid names: Campsicneminae Becker 1917 [synonym]
Subfm. Xanthochlorinae Aldrich 1905
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G. Xanthochlorus Loew 1857
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Xanthochlorus tenellus Statz 1940
Invalid names: Argyra debellata Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Argyra debilis Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Argyra deceptoria Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Chrysotus setosus Giebel 1856 [nomen dubium], Eodolichopoditinae Hong 2002 [invalid subgroup], Hygroceleuthus titanus Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Lyroneurus venustus Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Medetera frauenfeldi Giebel 1856 [nomen dubium], Sciara pusilla Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Systenus ciliatus Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Thinophilus piraticus Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium], Thrypticus sobrius Meunier 1907 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available