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 (, long, and , foot) refers to the length of the feet of its species.
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Species groups and subgenera The following species groups exist in Dolichopus: Dolichopus latipennis species group (= Hygroceleuthus Loew, 1857) Dolichopus lonchophorus species group Dolichopus longisetus species group Dolichopus planitarsis species group (8 species) – Palaearctic Dolichopus plumipes species group (11 species) – Palaearctic Dolichopus sagittarius species group Dolichopus salictorum species group Dolichopus signifer species group Dolichopus sublimbatus species group (4 species) Dolichopus tewoensis species group (3 species) – China
Sometimes the following are considered subgenera of Dolichopus: Dolichopus Latreille, 1796 Hygroceleuthus Loew, 1857 (= Dolichopus latipennis species group) Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 1933
See also List of Dolichopus species
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