Family

Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies)

Condylostylus longicornis. Photo: (c) brianjdykstranativebeesociety, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Orthorrhapha (Orthorrhaphan flies)
        Superfamily: Empidoidea (Dance flies, long-legged flies, and allies)
        Family: Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies)
        Subfamily: Sciapodinae (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Sciapodinae

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