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Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
888
4611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
693
3028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
102
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
43
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
39
289
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
39 Genera with 289 Species
#ACDEHKLMNPSTU
Achradocera Coquillett, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Acropsilus Mik, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 191316SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 199314SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 192230SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 191359SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 191616SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eothalassius Shamshev & G..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Krakatauia Enderlein, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 198723SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Metaparaclius Becker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Mischopyga Grootaert & ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 18657SpeciesTaxom
Paramedetera Grootaert & ..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Phacaspis Grootaert & ..., 19882SpeciesTaxom
Phrudoneura Meuffels & G..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Physopyga Grootaert & ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Scepastopyga Grootaert & ..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Scotiomyia Meuffels & G..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 198637SpeciesTaxom
Thinolestris Grootert & M..., 19882SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19358SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
289 Species
Achradocera latitarsatus Becker, 1922
Achradocera lichtwardti Kertesz, 1901
Acropsilus albitibia Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus boharti Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus colemani Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus colmani Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus maprik Osten Sacken, 1886
Acropsilus nigricornis Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus protractus Coquillett, 1892
Acropsilus putosa Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus toma Bickel, 1998
Amblypsilopus abruptus Walker, 1859
Amblypsilopus albipes Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus alter Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus anomalicornis Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus basistylatus Parent, 1939
Amblypsilopus fluminis De Meijere, 1913
Amblypsilopus medvedevi Grichanov, 1996
Amblypsilopus neoplatypus Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis Grimshaw, 1901Fly
Amblypsilopus platypus Parent, 1932
Amblypsilopus pulverulentus Parent, 1939
Amblypsilopus recurrens De Meijere, 1913
Amblypsilopus sideroros Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus superans Walker, 1860
Amblypsilopus tenuitarsis Meijere, 1913
Amblypsilopus variabilis De Meijere, 1913
Asyndetus acuticornis De Meijere, 1913
Asyndetus brunnicosus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus eurytarsus Meuffels & G..., 1993
Asyndetus exactus Van Duzee, 1924
Asyndetus fractus De Meijere, 1913
Asyndetus intermedius Meuffels & G..., 1993
Asyndetus latifrons Loew, 1857
Asyndetus latitarsatus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus lichtwardti (Kertesz, 1901)⇒ Achradocera lichtwardti Kertesz, 1901
Asyndetus nigripalpus De Meijere, 1913
Asyndetus obscurus Meuffels & G..., 1993
Asyndetus porrectus Parent, 1939
Asyndetus secundus Bickel, 1996
Asyndetus vicinus Meuffels & G..., 1993
Chaetogonopteron aechmophorum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron albiserratum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron alipes Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron anachrosticum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron araneipes Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron campsicnemoides Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron candidimanum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron cheesmanae Hollis, 1963
Chaetogonopteron compressipes Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron ctenophorum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron gigas Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron ictericum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron incomptum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron laetum Becker, 1922
Chaetogonopteron leucotarsum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron miritarse Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron nigrisquame Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron pallipes Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron plumipes Parent, 1939
Chaetogonopteron plumitarse De Meijere, 1916
Chaetogonopteron priapus Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron prospicuum Becker, 1922
Chaetogonopteron ripicola Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron rutilum Becker, 1922
Chaetogonopteron setigerum Becker, 1922
Chaetogonopteron sticticum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron teuchophoroides Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron torrenticola Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron tricornigerum Meuffels & G..., 1987
Chaetogonopteron vagum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma abruptum Walker, 1859
Chrysosoma aeneum Fabricius, 1805
Chrysosoma aldrichi Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma anoplum Meuffels & G..., 1999
Chrysosoma antennatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma anthracinum (Becker, 1922)⇒ Chrysosoma marginale Walker, 1861
Chrysosoma appendiculatus De Meijere, 1915
Chrysosoma arrogans Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma austeni Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma collini (Parent, 1932)⇒ Chrysosoma aldrichi Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma compressipes Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma confusum Parent, 1932
Chrysosoma cordieri Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma crinicorne Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma crypticum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma digitulum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma dilectum Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma diversifrons De Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma divisum (Becker, 1922)⇒ Chrysosoma proliciens Walker, 1856
Chrysosoma egens Walker, 1858
Chrysosoma eminens Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma extendens Walker, 1865
Chrysosoma fasciatum Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chrysosoma fissilamellatum Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma flavitibiale Meijere, 1915
Chrysosoma futile (Parent, 1939)⇒ Chrysosoma waigeense Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma geniculatum De Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma ignavum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma impressum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma inerme De Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma inflatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma insulanum Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma latemaculatum Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma leopoldi Parent, 1932
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma leucopygum Meijere, 1906
Chrysosoma lilacinum Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma lucigena Walker, 1858
Chrysosoma ludens Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma maculipenne Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chrysosoma marginale Walker, 1861
Chrysosoma medium Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma nigrohalteratum Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma nigrolimbatum Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma obscuripes Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma papuasinum Bigot, 1890
Chrysosoma pexoides (Parent, 1939)⇒ Chrysosoma pexum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma pexum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma planitarse Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma proliciens Walker, 1856
Chrysosoma pseudocallosum Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma purpurascens Meijere, 1915
Chrysosoma purpuratum De Meijere, 1906
Chrysosoma saonekense Meijere, 1913
Chrysosoma signatipenne De Meijere, 1906
Chrysosoma splendidum Wulp, 1869
Chrysosoma trichromatum (Parent, 1939)⇒ Chrysosoma antennatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma variipennis Walker, 1861
Chrysosoma waigeense Meijere, 1913
Chrysotus (Angiopus) halteratus Meuffels & G..., 1996
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) adsiduus Becker, 1922
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) albisignatus Becker, 1924
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) excretus Becker, 1922
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) papuanus Meuffels & G..., 1996
Cryptophleps karkar Bickel, 2006
Cryptophleps papuanus Grootaert & ..., 1987
Cryptophleps solomonis Bickel, 1996
Cymatopus calcaratoides Grootaert & ..., 1993
Cymatopus leopoldi Meuffels & G..., 1984
Cymatopus motuporensis Grootaert & ..., 1993
Cymatopus tibialis Kertesz, 1901
Diaphorus alligatus Walker, 1856
Diaphorus argenteotomentosus Kertesz, 1901
Diaphorus biroi Kertesz, 1901Sierra springbeauty
Diaphorus fulvifrons Parent, 1939Creeping cinquefoil
Diaphorus hilaris Meuffels & G..., 1985
Diaphorus lateniger Parent, 1939Creeping cinquefoil
Diaphorus maurus Osten Sacken, 1882
Diaphorus minor Meijere, 1916
Diaphorus monyx Meuffels & G..., 1985Spreading bladderpod
Diaphorus nigerrimus Meijere, 1913
Diaphorus plumicornis Meijere, 1913
Diaphorus praestus Meuffels & G..., 1985
Diaphorus pulvillatus Meuffels & G..., 1985Spreading bladderpod
Diaphorus serenus Becker, 1922
Diaphorus ultimus Becker, 1922
Diaphorus wonosobensis Meijere, 1916
Dolichopus sinualaris Harmston, 1966Marigold pepper
Dolichopus ziczac (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lichtwardtia ziczac Wiedemann, 1824
Eothalassius platypalpus Shamshev & G..., 2005
Hercostomus ovchinnikovae Grichanov, 1999
Krakatauia abbreviata Becker, 1922
Krakatauia barbescens Parent, 1939
Krakatauia claudiensis Bickel, 1994
Krakatauia evulgata Becker, 1922
Krakatauia frontale Becker, 1922
Krakatauia nitidifacies Parent, 1934
Krakatauia recta Wiedemann, 1830
Krakatauia remota Bickel, 1994
Krakatauia tabulina Becker, 1922
Lichtwardtia ziczac Wiedemann, 1824
Medetera austroapicalis Bickel, 1987
Medetera cheesmanae Bickel, 1987
Medetera femoralis Becker, 1922
Medetera flaviscutellum Bickel, 1987
Medetera gomwa Bickel, 1987
Medetera gressitti Bickel, 1987
Medetera irianensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera killertonensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera kokodensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera macalpinei Becker, 1912
Medetera melanesiana Bickel, 1987
Medetera minima (Loew, 1863)⇒ Medetera postminima Steyskal, 1967
Medetera morobensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera niuginiensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera olivacea Meijere, 1916
Medetera papuensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera postminima Steyskal, 1967
Medetera postminina Steyskal, 1967
Medetera pseudofemoralis Bickel, 1987
Medetera rhetheura Bickel, 1987
Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941
Medetera uda Bickel, 1987
Medetera waris Bickel, 1987
Mesorhaga lata Becker, 1922
Mesorhaga litoralis Grootaert & ..., 1995
Mesorhaga stylatoides Grootaert & ..., 1995
Metaparaclius subapicalis Becker, 1922
Mischopyga artifacies Grootaert & ..., 1990
Neurigona angulata Meijere, 1916
Neurigona dahli Becker, 1922
Nothorhaphium oro Bickel, 1999
Paraclius cilipes Hardy, 1939
Paraclius dorsalis Becker, 1922
Paraclius maculifer (Parent, 1939)⇒ Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
Paraclius neglectus Becker, 1922
Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
Paraclius strictifacies Parent, 1939
Paraclius vicarius Walker, 1865
Paramedetera papuensis Grootaert & ..., 1997
Phacaspis ornata Meuffels & G..., 1988
Phacaspis petiolata Meuffels & G..., 1988
Phrudoneura abbreviata Meuffels & G..., 1987
Phrudoneura popondetta Bickel, 2013
Physopyga miranda Grootaert & ..., 1990
Plagiozopelma angustifacies Becker, 1922
Plagiozopelma atropurpureum Parent, 1939
Plagiozopelma breve Becker, 1922
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Plagiozopelma mouldsorum Bickel, 1994
Plagiozopelma pallidipes De Meijere, 1913
Plagiozopelma subrectum Walker, 1864
Plagiozopelma terminiferum Walker, 1858
Pseudoparentia brunnescens Becker, 1922
Pseudoparentia insulanum Parent, 1939
Pseudoparentia nubeculosum Becker, 1922
Pseudoparentia pellucens De Meijere, 1913
Scepastopyga semiflava Grootaert & ..., 1997
Sciapus abbreviata Becker, 1922
Sciapus bellus Loew, 1873
Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Sciapus nitidifacies Parent, 1934
Sciapus recta Wiedemann, 1830
Scotiomyia fusca Meuffels & G..., 1997
Scotiomyia melanura Meuffels & G..., 1997
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) turbidus Becker, 1922Longlegged fly
Sympycnus laetus Becker, 1922
Sympycnus pulchriceps Walker, 1864
Tachytrechus cilipes
Tachytrechus tenuipes Van Duzee, 1924
Teuchophorus acinaces Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus anomalus (Meuffels & G..., 2004)⇒ Teuchophorus miricornis Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus armatulus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus chaetulosus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus conspicuus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus costalis Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus crobylotus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus cteniuchus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus denticulatus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus digitatus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus dimorphus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus femoratus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus fuscicornis Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus fuscihalteratus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus grandior Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus grandis Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus gymnogynus Wiedemann, 1830
Teuchophorus hirsutus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus humilis Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus laingensis Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus longipecten Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus longisetosus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus miles Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus minor Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus miricornis Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus modestus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus notabilis Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus parcearmatus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus pectinatus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus peltastes Meuffels & G..., 2004
Teuchophorus pusio Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus quadratus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus queenslandicus Bickel, 1983
Teuchophorus simplicipes Meijere, 1916
Teuchophorus spatulifer Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus uncinatus Meuffels & G..., 1986
Teuchophorus vanaartsini Meuffels & G..., 1986
Thinolestris luteola Grootaert & ..., 1988
Thinolestris obscura Grootaert & ..., 1988
Thinophilus (Schoenophilus) fuscicoxalis Grootaert & ..., 1984
Thinophilus (Schoenophilus) hilaris Parent, 1941
Thinophilus (Schoenophilus) splendens Grootaert & ..., 1984
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) flagellatus Grootaert & ..., 1984
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) govaerei Grootaert & ..., 1984
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) taylori Parent, 1939
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) vangoethemi Grootaert & ..., 1984
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) violaceus Parent, 1935
Urodolichus villosiceps Grichaov, 2016

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyAchalcinae
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
6
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyKowmunginae
Yang, Zhu, Wang & Zhang, 2006
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParathalassiinae
Chvala, 1981
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPeloropeodinae
Robinson, 1970
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiinae
Bigot, 1852
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
8
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
6
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



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