Dolichopus
Dolichopus is a large cosmopolitan genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Adults are small flies, typically less than 8 mm in length. Nearly all species are metallic greenish-blue to greenish-bronze. It is the largest genus of Dolichopodidae with more than 600 species worldwide.
The name of the genus refers to the length of the feet of its species.
Species groups and subgenera
The following species groups exist in Dolichopus:Dolichopus latipennis species group Dolichopus lonchophorus species groupDolichopus longisetus species groupDolichopus planitarsis species group – PalaearcticDolichopus plumipes species group – PalaearcticDolichopus sagittarius species groupDolichopus salictorum species groupDolichopus signifer species groupDolichopus sublimbatus species group Dolichopus tewoensis species group – ChinaSometimes the following are considered subgenera of Dolichopus:Dolichopus Latreille, 1796Hygroceleuthus Loew, 1857 Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 1933