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DOLICHOPODIDAE (thick-headed flies)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Dolichopodidae Imago 4 September 1978 South Devon England 3
Dolichopodidae Male imago 9 June 1971 East Norfolk England 4

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs
Genus Argyra 1      
Species Argyra diaphana (Fabricius) (a dolichopodid fly)   3 5  
Genus Campsicnemus (a genus of dolichopodid flies) 1      
Species Campsicnemus scambus (Fallen) (a dolichopodid fly)     1  
Genus Chrysotus 1      
Species Chrysotus pulchellus Kowarz (a dolichopodid fly)       1
Species Dolichophorus kerteszii Lichtwardt, 1902 (a dolichopodid fly)       1
Genus Dolichopus (a genus of dolichopodid flies) 4      
Species Dolichopus exicus Loew, 1859 (a dolichopodid fly)       1
Species Dolichopus nubilus Meigen, 1824 (a dolichopodid fly)       1
Species Dolichopus pennatus Meigen (a dolichopodid fly)     3  
Species Dolichopus popularis Wiedemann (a dolichopodid fly)     2  
Genus Hercostomus (a genus of dolichopodid flies) 4      
Species Hercostomus cupreus (Fallen) (a dolichopodid fly)     3  
Species Hercostomus germanus (Wiedemann) (a dolichopodid fly)     15  
Species Hercostomus metallicus (Stannius) (a dolichopodid fly)     2  
Species Hercostomus nigripennis (Fallen) (a dolichopodid fly)     3  
Genus Medetera 1 3 12  
Genus Poecilobothrus 1      
Species Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (Linnaeus, 1767) (a dolichopodid fly)   10 12  
Genus Sciapus (a genus of dolichopodid flies) 1      
Species Sciapus basilicus (a dolichopodid fly)       1
Genus Syntormon 1      
Species Syntormon macula Parent (a dolichopodid fly)       2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1978 Diptera Orthorrhapha Brachycera: Dolichopodidae
Parent, Le Ch. O., 1938 Diptère Dolichopodidae
The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk (leaf/stem mining species) Web Site/Page

DOLICHOPODIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
BRACHYCERA
(short-horned flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

DOLICHOPODIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Dolichopodidae listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

Associated with DOLICHOPODIDAE:

is taken to the nest of female Crabro scutellatus - a digger wasp (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

Dolichopodidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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