A check list of species of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the World

A check list of species of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the World arranged by alphabeticlist of generic names
by Igor Grichanov**

First published: 31 March 2003; Last updated: 2 November 2009
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To find a species list click on a genus name In all 263 valid genera (including 28 fossil genera)

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Genera having disputable position (Microphoridae)

A list of added papers (after 31 March 2008) is here
Papers to be included soon


Generic name	Number of valid species names	Fossil species names
Abatetia Miller,1945:72	1
=Nelsonia Parent, 1933:349
Abbemyia Bickel, 1994:212	3
Achalcus Loew, 1857:30	23	1
=Clinocampsicnemus Vaillant et Brunhes, 1980:383
Achradocera Becker, 1922:207	17
Acropsilus Mik, 1878:6	30
=Campsicnemoides Curran, 1927:184
=Nobilusa Wei, 2006: 491, 500
Acymatopus Takagi, 1965:78	6
Adachia Evenhuis, 2005:44	6
Afroparaclius Grichanov, 2006:29	2
Afropelastoneurus Grichanov,2006: 28	5
Ahercostomus Yang et Saigusa,2001:239	1
Ahypophyllus Zhang et Yang,2005: 180	1
Aldabromyia Meuffels et Grootaert,2007	1
Alishanimyia Bickel, 2007: 68	1
=Alishania Bickel, 2004:27
Allohercostomus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga,2001: 180	3
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888:24	320
=Gnamptopsilopus Aldrich,1893:48
=Leptorhethum Aldrich, 1893:50
=Sciopolina Curran, 1924:216
=Australiola Parent, 1932:127
=Labeneura Parent, 1937:126
Amesorhaga Bickel, 1994:82	3
Anahydrophorus Becker, 1917:298	1
Anasyntormon Dyte, 1975:245	2
=Anasyntormon Parent, 1932:114
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 1902:192	3	2
=Anepsius Loew, 1857:45
Antyx Meuffels et Grootaert, 1991:290	8
Apelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 24	47
Aphalacrosoma Zhang et Yang, 2005: 182	4
Aphrosylopsis Lamb, 1909:132	1
Aphrosylus Haliday in Walker, 1851:220	31
Apterachalcus Bickel, 1991:12	1
Arachnomyia White, 1916:252	3
=Pleuropygius Parent, 1933:186
Arciellia Evenhuis, 2005:45	3
Argentinia Parent, 1931:17	3
Argyra Macquart, 1834:456	110	4
=Porphyrops Meigen, 1824:45
=Leucostola Loew, 1857:39
=Lasiargyra Mik, 1878:5
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 1922:391	5
=Halaiba Parent, 1929:56
=Camptoneura Parent, 1930:110
Arpactodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 355	1	1
Asyndetus Loew, 1869:34	103
=Anchineura Thomson, 1869:506
=Meringopherusa Becker, 1902:56
Atlatlia Bickel, 1986:165	2
Avenaphora Grimaldi et Cumming, 1999:61	1	1
Australachalcus Pollet, 2005:33	24
Austrosciapus Bickel, 1994:231	42
Babindella Bickel, 1987:97	2
Bicercites Hong, 2002: 392	1	1
Bickelia Grichanov, 1996:119	1
Bickeliolus Grichanov, 1996:224	6
Bickelomyia Naglis, 2002: 228	5
Brevimyia Miller, 1945:72	1
=Brachymyia Parent, 1933:435
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888:24	28
=Nothosympycnus Wheeler, 1899:51
Campsicnemus Haliday in Walker, 1851:187	271	1
=Camptosceles Haliday, 1832:357
=Leptopezina Macquart, 1835:554
=Ectomus Mik, 1878:8
=Camptoscelus Kertesz, 1909:306
Cemocarus Meuffels et Grootaert,1984:152	2
Ceratopos Vaillant, 1952:36	1
Chaetogonopteron De Meijere,1913:96	78	2
=Pycsymnus Frey, 1925:20
=Hoplignusus Vaillant, 1953:11
Cheiromyia Dyte, 1980:223	3
=Cheirocerus Parent, 1930:13
Chrysosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1831:pl.20, fig.6	237
=Agonosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1838:293
=Margaritostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Megistostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Mesoblepharius Bigot, 1859:215
=Oariostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1888:24
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1890:268
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1888:24
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1890:270
=Spathiopsilopus Bigot, 1888:24
=Spathipsilopus Bigot, 1890:263, 268
=Kalocheta Becker, 1923:41
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857:48	71
Chrysotus Meigen, 1824:40	305	4
=Angiopus Meuffels et Grootaert,1996:224
Coeloglutus Aldrich, 1896:338	1
Colobocerus Parent, 1933:403	1
Columnocorna Hong, 2002:388	1	1


Generic name	Number of valid species	Fossil species
Conchopus Takagi, 1965:49	19
Condylostylus Bigot,1859:215	296
=Dasypsilopus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eurostomerus Bigot, 1859:215
=Oedipsilopus Bigot 1859:224
=Tylochaetus Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Laxina Curran, 1934:230
Convexivertex Hong,2002: 351	1	1
Coracocephalus Mik, 1892:279	2
Corindia Bickel, 1986:137	13









Craterophorus Lamb, 1921:475(1922:380)	5
Cremmus Wei, 2006:490, 500	1
Cretomicrophorus Negrobov,1978:86	1	1
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 1898:491	18
Cryptopygiella Robinson,1975:40	1
Cymatopus Kertesz, 1901:408	19
=Vanduzeeia Parent, 1934:257
Cyrturella Collin, 1952:142	1
=Cyrtura Parent, 1938:390
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894:151	7
=Coelinium Parent, 1939:148


Generic name	Number of valid species	Fossil species
Dactylonotus Parent, 1934:136	6
Diaphorus Meigen, 1824:32	263
=Brachypus Meigen, 1824:34
=Diaphora Macquart, 1834:447
=Munroiana Curran, 1924:229
Diostracus Loew, 1861:43	88
=Asphyrotarsus Oldenberg, 1916:193
Discopygiella Robinson,1965:51	5
Dolichophorus Lichtwardt,1902:199	2
Dolichopus Latreille, 1796:159	612	4
=Iphis Meigen, 1800: 27
=Satyra Meigen, 1803:41
=Ragheneura Rondani, 1856:144
=Spathichira Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Spatichira Bigot, 1888:xxx
=Hygroceleuthus Loew,1857:10
=Eudolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Leucodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Melanodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 1933:109
Dominicomyia Robinson, 1975:40	2
Dytomyia Bickel, 1994:91	10
Elmoia Evenhuis,2005:48	8
Emperoptera Grimshaw in Grimshaw et Speiser,1902:81	5
Enlinia Aldrich, 1933:168	79
=Collinellula Aldrich, 1932:4
Eodolichopodites Hong,2002: 360	2	2
Eoeuryopterites Hong,2002: 348	1	1
Epithalassius Mik, 1891:186	7
Erebomyia Runyon et Hurley,2003: 114	4
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 1994:141	10
Ethiromyia Brooks et Wheeler, 2005: 491	3
Eucoryphus Mik, 1869:19	2
Eurynogaster Van Duzee, 1933:339	24
Euxiphocerus Parent, 1935:121	3
Falbouria Dyte,1980:223	1
=Balfouria Parent, 1933:75
Fedtshenkomyia Stackelberg,1927:230	1
Filatopus Miller, 1945:72	4
=Nematopus Parent, 1933:398
Gheynia Meunier,1899:322	1	1
Gigantosciapus Grichanov,1997:79	13
Griphophanes Grootaert et Meuffels,1998:191	1
=Griphomyia Grootert et Meuffels,1997:108
Grootaertia Grichanov, 1999:90	8
Guzeriplia Negrobov, 1968:470	2
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857:10	125	3
=Paragymnopternus Bigot, 1890:281
Hadromerella De Meijere, 1916:253	2
Halteriphorus Parent, 1933:368	1
Haodolichopodites Hong,2002: 369	1	1
Haplopharyngomyia Meuffels et Grootaert,1999: 289	2
=Haplopharynx Grootaert et Meuffels,1998: 253
Harmstonia Robinson, 1964:122	18
Helichochaetus Parent,1933:354	1
Helixocerus Lamb, 1929:137	2
Hercostomoides Meuffels et Grootaert,1997: 474	1
Hercostomus Loew, 1857:9	509
=Microhercostomus Stackelberg, 1949:687
=Steleopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,2001:208
Heteropsilopus Bigot,1859:215	30
Humongochela Evenhuis, 2004:35	3
Hydatostega Philippi, 1865:779	11
=Millardia Curran, 1934:231
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823:2	119
=Aphrozeta Perris, 1847:491
=Parhydrophorus Wheeler, 1896:185
=Glyphidocerus Enderlein, 1936
Hypocharassus Mik, 1879:627	4
=Drepanomyia Wheeler, 1898:217
Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922:245	1
Ischiochaetus Bickel et Dyte,1989:414	4
=Ischiochaetus Parent, 1933:384
Katangaia Parent,1933:12	3
Keirosoma Van Duzee, 1929:24	2
Kowmungia Bickel, 1987:147	4
Krakatauia Enderlein, 1912:408	56
Lagodechia Negrobov et Zurikov,1996:632	1
Lamprochromus Mik, 1878:7	12
Lapita Bickel, 2002:36	35
Laticopulus Hong, 2002: 380	1	1
Leptodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 345	1	1
Liancalomima Stackelberg, 1931:778	2
Liancalus Loew, 1857:22	19
=Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856:141
=Anoplopus Rondani, 1857:14
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912:406	19
=Rhagoneurus Loew, 1864:346
=Vaalimyia Curran, 1926:398
Liparomyia White, 1916:255	2
Longilabia Hong, 2002: 373	1	1
Lyroneurus Loew, 1857:38	17	1
Machaerium Haliday, 1832:351	3
=Smiliotus Loew, 1857:56


Generic name	Number of valid species	Fossil species
Macrodactylomyia Naglis, 2002 (2001): 496	1
Major Evenhuis, 2005:51	1
Maipomyia Bickel, 2004: 844	2
Mascaromyia Bickel, 1994:100	30
Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819:7	330	5
=Taechobates Haliday, 1832:356
=Orthobates Wahlberg, 1844:109
=Anorthus Loew, 1850:117
=Oligochaetus Mik, 1878:7
=Medeterus Bigot, 1890
=Elongomedetera Hollis, 1964:260
=Asioligochaetus Negrobov, 1966:877
=Lorea Negrobov, 1966:87
Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:146	4
=Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:184
Melanostolus Kowarz, 1884:51	6
Mesorhaga Schiener, 1868:217	96
=Aptorthus Aldrich, 1893:48
Metaparaclius Becker, 1922:33	2
Microchrysotus Robinson, 1964:251	2
Meuffelsia Grichanov, 2008:160	2
Microcyrtura Robinson, 1964:245	4
Micromedetera Robinson, 1975:37	3
Micromorphus Mik, 1878:6	27
=Cachonopus Vaillant, 1953:10
Micropygus Bickel et Dyte,1989:415	16
=Micropygus Parent, 1931:13
Mischopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1989:196	1
Muscidideicus Becker, 1916:268	2
Nanomyina Robinson, 1964:119	1
Nanothinophilus Grootaert et Meuffels,1998:165	4
Narrabeenia Bickel, 1994:101	2
Naticornus Oleinichek, 2005: 247	1
Naufraga Bickel, 1992:36	1
Negrobovia Bickel, 1994:83	3
Nematoproctus Loew, 1857:40	15
Neochrysotimus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga, 2008	1
Neomedetera Zhu, Yang et Grootaert,2007: 227	1
Neoparentia Robinson, 1967:252	7
Neotonnoiria Robinson, 1970:40-17	1
=Tonnoiria Parent, 1929:184
Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964:110	61
=Neurigonella Robinson, 1964:119
Neurigona Rondani, 1856:142	153
=Saucropus Loew, 1857:41
Ngirhaphium Evenhuis et Grootaert,2002:310	1
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 1999:181	5
Notobothrus Parent, 1931:19	1
Nurteria Dyte et Smith,1980:461	3
=Turneria Parent, 1934:127
OedematopusVan Duzee, 1929:38	4
Olegonegrobovia Grichanov,1995:125	6
Oncopygius Mik, 1866:307	6
Orbicapitis Hong, 2002: 345	1	1
Orbilabia Hong, 2002: 368	1	1
Orthoceratium Schrank, 1803:55	2
=Alloeoneurus Mik, 1878:8
Ortochile Latreille, 1809:289	4
Ostenia Hutton, 1901:34	1
Palaeoargyra Meunier, 1895:5	1	1
Paleomedeterus Meunier, 1894:121	8	8
=Palaeochrysotus Meunier, 1908: 9
Papallacta Bickel, 2006: 211	1
Paraclius Loew, 1864: 97	149
=Leptocorypha Aldrich, 1896: 315
=Paraclius Coquillet, 1910: 583
Paracoeloglutus Naglis, 2001: 200	1
Paradolichopodites Hong, 2002: 382	1	1
Parahercostomus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga,2001: 176	4
Paraliancalus Parent, 1938:213	1
Paraliptus Bezzi, 1923:179	1
Paralleloneurum Becker,1902:51	2
Paramedetera Grootaert et Meuffels,1997:309	16
Paraphrosylus Becker, 1921:27	6
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899:41	22
=Neosyntormon Curran, 1934:230
Parentia Hardy, 1935:245	75
Paresus Wei, 2006:493, 501	1
Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861:36	106
=Paracleius Bigot, 1859:215
=Metapelastoneurus Aldrich, 1894:152
=Sarcionus Aldrich, 1901:341
=Phylarchus Aldrich, 1901:342
=Paraclius Kertesz, 1909:230
=Proarchus Aldrich, 1910:100
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890:373	28
=Anomalopyga Oldenberg, 1916:187
=Kophosoma Van Duzee, 1926:39
=Pachypyga Parent, 1928:173
=Neorhaphium Botosaneanu et Vaillant,1973:418
Peodes Loew, 1857:29	3
Phacaspis Meuffels et Grootaert,1988:312	3
Phalacrosoma Becker, 1922:44	6
Pharcoura Bickel, 2007:6	3
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2005: 21	1
Phrudoneura Meuffels et Grootaert,1987:319	6
Physopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1989:200	1
Pilbara Bickel, 1994:99	1
Pinacocerus Van Duzee, 1930:11	1


Generic name	Number of valid species	Fossil species
Plagioneurus Loew, 1857:43	1
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 1912:367	101
Platyopsis Parent, 1929:12	1
Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878:1	13	1
=Achanthipodus Rondani, 1856:144
=Chaetosphyria Enderlein, 1936:109
Prochrysotus Meunier, 1908:9	1	1
Prohercostomus Grichanov, 1997:82	7	7
Prosystenus Negrobov, 1976:122	1	1
Pseudargyra Van Duzee, 1930:31	4
Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov,2006: 31	4
Pseudohercostomus Stackelberg,1931:776	3
Pseudoparaclius Grichanov,2006: 29	14
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 1994:135	5
Pseudopelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 30	2
Pseudosympycnus Robinson, 1967:901	6
Pseudoxanthochlorus Negrobov, 1977:146	1
Pterostylus Mik, 1878:4	1
Pouebo Bickel, 2008:50	1
Retinitus Negrobov,1978:86	1	1
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803:272	193	4
=Hydrochus Fallen, 1823:5
=Perithinus Haliday, 1832:353
=Anglearia Carlier, 1835:659
=Xiphandrium Loew, 1857:36
Rhynchoschizus Dyte, 1980:223	1
=Schizorhynchus Parent, 1927:62
Saccopheronta Becker, 1914:215	48
Scelloides Bickel et Dyte,1989:415	12
=Scelloides Parent, 1933:387
Scellus Loew, 1857:22	23
Scepastopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1997:1588	1
Sciapus Zeller, 1842:831	69
=Leptopus Fallen, 1823:23
=Psilopus Meigen, 1824:35
=Stenarus Gistl, 1848:10
=Psilopodius Rondani, 1861:11
=Psilopodinus Bigot, 1888:24
=Psilopiella Van Duzee, 1914:438
=Agastoplax Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylodiscia Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylorhipis Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Bickel, 1994:88
Scorpiurus Parent, 1933:357	1
Scotiomyia Meuffels et Grootaert,1997:248	4
=Paluda Wei, 2006: 489, 498
Septocellula Hong, 1981:109	1	1
Setihercostomus Zhang et Yang,2005: 183	4
Sigmatineurum Parent, 1938:215	11
Sinodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 377	1	1
Sinosciapus Yang, 2002: 432	2
Somillus Brethes, 1924:110	1
=Ionthadophrys Van Duzee, 1930:20
Sphyrotarsus Mik, 1874:342	7
=Takagia Negrobov, 1973:1520
Stenopygium Becker, 1922:75	2
Stolidosoma Becker, 1922:213	18
Sunodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 385	1	1
Suschania Negrobov, 2003:35	1
Sweziella Van Duzee, 1933:346	7
Sybistroma Meigen, 1824:71	50
=Hypophyllus Haliday, 1832:359
=Ludovicius Rondani, 1843:43
=Nodicornis Rondani, 1843:46
=Haltericerus Rondani, 1856:143
=Ozodostylus Bigot, 1859:225
=Nemospathus Bigot, 1859:215
=Dasyarthrus Mik, 1878:5
=Spathitarsus Bigot, 1890:276
Symbolia Becker, 1921:210	16
=Cyrtosymbolia Parent, 1931:10
Sympycnidelphus Robinson, 1964:149	5
Sympycnites Grimaldi et Cumming,1999:67	1	1
Sympycnus Loew, 1857:42	273
=Gymnoceromyia Bigot, 1890:293
=Subsympycnus Becker, 1922:244
=Syntormoneura Curran, 1926:16
Syntormon Loew, 1857:35	105
=Plectropus Haliday, 1832:353
=Synarthrus Loew, 1857:35
=Eutarsus Loew, 1857:45
=Bathycranium Strobl, 1892:103
=Drymonoeca Becker, 1907:108
Systenoides Naglis, 2002 (2001): 499	1
Systenus Loew, 1857:34	29	1
Tachytrechus Haliday in Walker, 1851:173	158
=Ammobates Stannius, 1831:33
=Stannia Rondani, 1857:14
=Gongophora Philippi, 1875:86
=Polymedon Osten-Sacken, 1877:317
=Macellocerus Mik, 1878:5
=Psilischium Becker, 1922:93
=Gonioneurum Becker, 1922:98
=Syntomoneurum Becker, 1922:123
Telmaturgus Mik, 1874:349	7
Teneriffa Becker, 1908:54	1
Tenuopus Curran, 1924:228	13


Generic name	Number of valid species	Fossil species
Terpsimyia Dyte, 1975:275	1
=Hadroscelus Becker, 1922:113
Tetrachaetus Bickel et Dyte,1989:417	2
=Tetrachaetus Parent, 1933:436
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857:44	109
=Mastigomyia Becker, 1924:123
Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956:210	5
=Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa et Grootaert,2005
Thinolestris Grootaert et Meuffels,1988:32	4
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844:37	120	1
=Thinophilus Schiodte, 1844:44
=Schoenophilus Mik, 1878:9
=Pseudacropsilus Strobl, 1899:122
=Parathinophilus Parent, 1932:161
Thrypticus Gerstaecker, 1864:43	94	4
=Aphantotimus Wheeler, 1890:375
=Xanthotricha Aldrich, 1896:339
=Submedeterus Becker, 1916:360
Trigonocera Becker, 1902:57	9
Urodolichus Lamb, 1922:394	6
=Ounyana Hollis, 1964:228
Uropachys Parent, 1935:80	7
=Pachyurus Parent, 1934:305
Vetimicrotes Dyte, 1980:223	2
=Microtes Becker, 1918:132
Viridigona Naglis, 2003 (2002):564	28
Wangia Hong, 2002:354	1	1
Wheelerenomyia Meunier,1908:9	15	15
Xanthina Aldrich,1902:92	13
Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857:42	17	1
=Leptopus Haliday, 1832: 358
Yumbera Bickel,1992:1007	5






















In all	Approximately 7337
Including fossil species names		Approximately 95
Including doubtful species names (see also some of them under Musca, Nemotelus, Scatophaga, Sciara, Tipula and Trypaneoides)	About 100

Genera having disputable position (Microphorinae and Parathalassiinae)
Generic name	Number of valid species names	Fossil species names
Amphithalassius Ulrich,1991: 200	2
Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978:84	4	4
Avenaphora Grimaldi et Cumming,1999: 61	1	1
Chimerothalassius Shamshev et Grootaert,2003:130	1
Electrophorella Cumming et Brooks,2002: 42	2	2
Eothalassius Shamshev et Grootaert,2005:108	2
Microphor Macquart, 1827: 139	34
=Microphorus Macquart, 1834:345
=Microphora Zetterstedt, 1842:24
Microphorella Becker, 1909:28	16
Microphorites Hennig, 1971:16	5	5
Parathalassius Mik, 1891:[217]	6
Plesiothalassius Ulrich,1991: 191	3
Schistostoma Becker, 1902:46	20
Thalassophorus Saigusa,1986:106	1





In all	97	12

A list of added papers (after 31 March 2008). 2008 and 2009 papers are marked with colour.
Papers to be included soon
All bibliography is here

Arillo A., Penalver E. et Delclos X. 2008. Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Spain), and the co-occurrence of two ceratopogonid species in Spanish amber deposits. Zootaxa 1920: 29-40.
Barkalov A.V., Negrobov O.P. & Grichanov I.Ya. 2009. The Dolichopus planitarsis species group in the Palearctic Region (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of a new species from the Russian Altai. Zootaxa 2268: 59–64.
Bickel, D.J. 2008. Krakatauia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a focus on the radiationin Fiji. In: Evenhuis, N.L. et Bickel,D.J. (eds.), Fiji Arthropods X. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 97: 21-64.[open access 4.4 MB: http://www.bishopmuseum.org /]
Bickel D. J. 2008. The Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions and records from Australia, New Zealand and Melanesia, in Grandcolas P. (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 6. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Memoires du Museum national d’Histoire naturelle 196: 13-47. Paris ISBN: 978-2-85653-605-6.
Bickel D. J. 2008. Pouebo (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a remarkable new genus from New Caledonia, with secondary symmetry in the male postabdomen, in Grandcolas P. (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 6. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Memoires du Museum national d’Histoire naturelle 197: 49-55. Paris ISBN: 978-2-85653-605-6.
Bickel, D.J. 2009. Amblypsilopus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) from the Southwest Pacific, with a Focus on the Radiation in Fiji and Vanuatu. In: Evenhuis, N.L. et Bickel, D.J. (eds.), Fiji Arthropods XIII. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 103: 3-61. [open access 0.9 MB: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/]
Bickel D.J. 2009. The first species described from Cape York amber, Australia: Chaetogonopteron bethnorrisae n.sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Denisia 26: 35-39.
Bickel, D.J. 2009. Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies). In Brown, B.V. et al., eds., Manual of Central American Diptera. Volume 1. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, p. 671-694.
Brooks S.E. et Cumming J.M. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (= Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1676: 1-27.
Capellari R.S. & Amorim D. de Souza. 2009. Four new species of Paraclius Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and notes on the systematic position of Cheiromyia Dyte. Zootaxa 2274: 51-61.
Chandler P.J., Negrobov O.P. 2008. The British species of Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), with description of two new species. Dipterists Digest 15: 29-40.
Evenhuis N.L. 2008. The Campsicnemus lobatus and zigzag groups in the Society Islands, French Polynesia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1910: 27-44.
Evenhuis N.L. 2009. Review of Campsicnemus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of the Marquesas, French Polynesia, with description of four new species groups. Zootaxa 2004: 25-48.
Grichanov I.Ya. 2008. Systematic notes on Sciapodinae from Baltic amber and on Dolichopodidae from Tanzanian copal (Diptera). Caucasian Entomological Bull. 4(1): 131-136. http://fossilinsects.net/lib.htm
Grichanov I.Ya. 2008. Systematics of the genus Epithalassius Mik, 1891 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bull. 4(1): 137-139.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2008. Afrotropical Sympycnus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Int. J. Dipterol. Res. 19(1): 17-65.
Grichanov, I. Ya. et Mostovski, M. B. 2008. Meuffelsia, a new genus of long-legged flies from South Africa, with a key to Afrotropical peloropeodine and allied genera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). African Invertebrates (A journal of biodiversity) 49(2): 159-170.
http://palaeoentomolog.ru/Publ/GrichanovMostovski_AI_49_2_LO.pdf
Grichanov I.Ya. 2009. Systematics of the genus Euxiphocerus Parent 1935 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bull. 5(1): 127-131.
Grichanov I.Ya. 2009. A new species of Campsicnemus Haliday from Azerbaijan with a key to the Palearctic species of the genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Far Eastern entomologist 198: 1-16. http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/
Grichanov, I. Ya. et Mostovski, M. B. 2009. Long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in the collection of the Natal Museum: A review of C.H. Curran’s types, new synonyms, and new combinations. Zootaxa 2194: 37-53.
Grichanov I.Ya. et Vikhrev N.E. 2009. Mediterranean species of the Medetera plumbella species group with description of a new peculiar species from Morocco. Zootaxa 2170: 46-52.
Grichanov I.Ya. et Volfov B.I. 2009. A new and rare species of the genus Campsicnemus Walker (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) in the fauna of Russia. Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 88(3): 685-688 (in Russian; to be translated in Entomological Review).
Grootaert P. et Grichanov I.Ya. 2008. A first record of Cymatopus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Madagascar with the description of a new species. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie 78: 275-278.
Hurley R.L. et Runyon J.B. 2009. A review of Erebomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 2054: 38-48.
Kahanpää J. 2007. Rhaphium latimanum spec. nov., a new long-legged fly from northern Finland, with a redescription of Rhaphium patellitarse (Becker, 1900) (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Int. J. Dipterological Research, 18(4): 227-233.
Kahanpää J. 2008. Nematode-induced demasculinisation of Dolichopus males (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1689: 51-62.
Liao Yinxia, Zhou Shanyi et Yang Ding. 2008. Four new species of Chaetogonopteron from China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), with a key to Chinese species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 55(1): 145-151.
Lim G. S., Hwang W., Kutty S.N., Meier R. and Grootaert P. (2009) Mitochondrial and nuclear markers support the monophyly of Dolichopodidae and suggest a rapid origin of the subfamilies (Diptera: Empidoidea). Systematic Entomology 34: [1-12].
Maslova O.O., Negrobov O.P., Selivanova O.V. 2008. New data on the systematics of some species of Sympycnus Loew, 1857 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Dipterists Digest 15: 44.
Negrobov, O.P. et Barkalov A.V. 2008. A new species of the genus Dolichopus Latr. (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from the high mountains of Altai. Euroasian Entomological Journal 7(3): 263-265 [in Russian].
Negrobov O.P., Grichanov I.Ya. et Barkalov A.V. 2009. The Dolichopus latipennis species group (=Hygroceleuthus Loew) in the Palearctic Region (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 2087: 37–45.
Negrobov, O.P. et Selivanova, O.V. 2008. A new species of the genus Argyra Macquart (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Kyrgyzstan. Russian Entomological Journal, 17(4): 417-418.
Runyon J.B. 2008. New species of long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Central Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110(2): 363-373.
Selivanova, O.V. etNegrobov, O.P. 2009. A new species of the genus Diaphorus Mg. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tajikistan. Byul. MOIP, 114(1): 31-32 (in Russian).
Selivanova, O.V., Negrobov, O.P. et O.O.Maslova. 2008. New synonyms in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Int. J. Dipterol. Res. 19(3): 153-154.
Wang M.Q. and Yang D. 2008. New species of Chrysotus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: Shen X.C., Zhang R.Z.and Ren Y.D. (eds.). Classification and distribution of insects in China:23-32. China Agritech Press, Beijing (in Chinese).
Wang, M. and Yang, D. 2008: Species of Chrysotus Meigen in Palaearctic China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomol. Fennica 19: 232-240.
Wang M., Yang D. et Grootaert P. 2007. Revision of the Nepalomyia pallipilosa species group (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Peloropeodinae). Biologia (Bratislava), 62/6: 731-741.
Wang M., Yang D. et Grootaert P. 2008. New species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie 78: 251-257.
Wang M., Yang D. et Grootaert P. 2009. New species of Nepalomyia from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 2162: 37-49.
Wang, Mengqing, Yang, Ding and Masunaga, Kazuhiro. 2009. Species of the genus Chaetogonopteron (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Natural History 43(9): 609-617.
Yang D., Saigusa T. and Masunaga K. 2008.One new genus and species of Dolichopodidae from Oriental Region (Diptera: Empidoidea). In: Shen X.C., Zhang R.Z. et Ren Y.D. (eds.). Classification and distribution of insects in China: 20-22. China Agritech Press, Beijing(in Chinese).
Yang D., Saigusa T. and Masunaga K. 2008.Species of Chrysotimus Loew from Nepal (Diptera: Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1917: 29-37.
Zhang L. L. and Yang D. 2008. Two new species of Dolichopodidae from Henan (Diptera). In: The Fauna and Taxonomy of Insects in Henan 6: 17-20 (in Chinese).
Zhang Lili and Yang Ding. 2008. New species of Dolichopus Latreille, 1796 from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Journal of Natural History 42(39-40): 2515-2535.
Zhang Lili, Yang Ding, Grootaert P. 2008.Mangrove Hercostomus sensu lato (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of Singapore.The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56(1): 17-28.
Zhang L., Yang D. et Grootaert P. 2008. New species of Hercostomus (Diptera:Dolichopodidae) from China. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie 78: 259-274.
Zhukov I.S., Negrobov O.P. 2008. New taxonomic characters of wing morphology in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera). In: Trudy Stavropol’skogo otdeleniya russkogo entomologicheskogo obshchestva, Vyp. 4. Materialy Mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii, Stavropol’: Argus, p. 29-32 [in Russian].

A list of added papers (after 31 March 2008) is here
Papers to be included soon

Bickel, D. J. ( in press, e) Family Dolichopodidae, with annotated key to the New World genera. In B. Brown, ed., Manual of the Diptera of Mesoamerica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidade, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Please send me reprints or pdf files of the following papers:

Hong Youchong, 2002. Amber insects of China. Beijing:Beijing Science and Technology Press: i-x, 1-653, 1-48 (in Chinese). [Dolichopodidae ]

Author's address
I.Ya. Grichanov, All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection,
Podbelskogo 3, St.Petersburg-Pushkin, 196608, Russia.

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