Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species. They are generally fairly small, metallic flies with large, prominent eyes but otherwise they show considerable variation: most have long legs but some do not. The males often have enlarged genitalia which can be useful for species recognition.

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  • Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species. They are generally fairly small, metallic flies with large, prominent eyes but otherwise they show considerable variation: most have long legs but some do not. The males often have enlarged genitalia which can be useful for species recognition. The adults are predatory on other small animals. This family includes the subfamily Microphorinae, formerly placed in Empididae, and briefly considered a separate family.
  • Die Langbeinfliegen (Dolichopodidae) sind eine Familie der Zweiflügler (Diptera). Hier werden sie zu den Fliegen (Brachycera) gezählt. Weltweit sind etwa 5000 Vertreter dieser Gruppe bekannt, in Europa leben davon etwa 2600. Es handelt sich um kleine bis mittelgroße Fliegen, die Körperlängen von 1,5 bis 7,5 Millimeter erreichen.
  • Dolichopodidae est une famille de petites mouches prédatrices, à longues pattes, que l'on rencontre principalement dans les milieux humides.
  • I Dolicopodidi sono una famiglia cosmopolita di insetti dell'ordine dei Ditteri. È la famiglia più numerosa fra gli Empidoidea e una dei più ricche nell'ambito dell'ordine dei Ditteri. Come la maggior parte degli Empidoidei, comprende forme predatrici entomofaghe allo stadio sia larvale sia adulto.
  • Styltefluer (Dolichopodidae) er en gruppe av fluene (Brachycera), som sammen med mygg (Nematocera), utgjør tovingene (Diptera). Styltefluer har lange bein, herav kommer navnet. De er fra 1,5 mm. til ca.8 mm. Det er 212 arter i Norge. I verden er det ca. 6 500 arter, fordelt på 200 slekter.
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  • About 230 genera, more than 7,000 species
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  • List of dolichopodid genera
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  • Dolichopodidae
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  • Chrysosoma sp.
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  • Dolichopidae
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  • Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species. They are generally fairly small, metallic flies with large, prominent eyes but otherwise they show considerable variation: most have long legs but some do not. The males often have enlarged genitalia which can be useful for species recognition.
  • Die Langbeinfliegen (Dolichopodidae) sind eine Familie der Zweiflügler (Diptera). Hier werden sie zu den Fliegen (Brachycera) gezählt. Weltweit sind etwa 5000 Vertreter dieser Gruppe bekannt, in Europa leben davon etwa 2600. Es handelt sich um kleine bis mittelgroße Fliegen, die Körperlängen von 1,5 bis 7,5 Millimeter erreichen.
  • Dolichopodidae est une famille de petites mouches prédatrices, à longues pattes, que l'on rencontre principalement dans les milieux humides.
  • I Dolicopodidi sono una famiglia cosmopolita di insetti dell'ordine dei Ditteri. È la famiglia più numerosa fra gli Empidoidea e una dei più ricche nell'ambito dell'ordine dei Ditteri. Come la maggior parte degli Empidoidei, comprende forme predatrici entomofaghe allo stadio sia larvale sia adulto.
  • Styltefluer (Dolichopodidae) er en gruppe av fluene (Brachycera), som sammen med mygg (Nematocera), utgjør tovingene (Diptera). Styltefluer har lange bein, herav kommer navnet. De er fra 1,5 mm. til ca.8 mm. Det er 212 arter i Norge. I verden er det ca. 6 500 arter, fordelt på 200 slekter.
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  • Dolichopodidae
  • Langbeinfliegen
  • Dolichopodidae
  • Dolichopodidae
  • Styltefluer
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