Dolichopodidae - Long-legged Flies

Records are based on a survey of material at UMMZ-Insect Division collection, and literature records from Foote et al. (1965) and Pollet et al. (2003).

Achradocera Becker, 1922 (Diaphorinae)

Achradocera barbata (Loew), 1861 Synarthrus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Chrysotus validus Loew, 1861
  • Chrysotus barbatus Loew 1861 (in Foote et al. 1965)
  • Xiphandrium americanum Wheeler, 1896
  • Chrysotus apicalis Aldrich, 1896

Amplypsilopus Bigot, 1888 (Sciapodinae)

Amblypsilopus fuscinervis (Van Duzee), 1926 Psilopus - ON
Amblypsilopus scintillans (Loew), 1861 Psilopus - UMMZ-Insect Division (as Sciapus scintillans)
  • Psilopus angustatus Enderlein, 1912
  • Sciapus fulgidus Parent, 1929
  • Sciapus dubiosus Van Duzee, 1932
Amplypsilopus unifasciatus (Say), 1823 Dolichopus - UMMZ-Insect Division (as Sciapus unifasciatus)
  • Psilopus sayi Wiedemann, 1830
  • Psilopus ungulivena Walker, 1857-1860
  • Psilopus amabilis Parent, 1929
  • Chrysosoma plumosa Van Duzee , 1932

Argyra Macquart, 1834 (Diaphorinae)

Argyra albicans Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Porphyrops quadriplagiatus Harris, 1835 nomen nudum
Argyra albicoxa Van Duzee, 1925 - IA-QB
Argyra angustata Van Duzee, 1925 - WI, to ME
Argyra bimaculata Van Duzee, 1925 - IL, widespread
Argyra calceata Loew, 1861 - IL, IN
Argyra calcitrans Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Argyra cingulata (Loew), 1861 Leucostola - IN, ME-KS
Argyra currani Van Duzee, 1925 - Foote et al. 1965
Argyra flavipes Van Duzee, 1925 - IN, to NY
Argyra inaequalis Van Duzee, 1925 - IN, TN (southern)?
Argyra involuta Van Duzee, 1925 - IN, to SD
Argyra johnsoni Van Duzee, 1925 - IA-PA, IL
Argyra medusae Gosseries, 1988 - IN
  • Argyra abdominalis (Say), 1829 Dolichopus
Argyra minuta Loew, 1861 - IN, ON
Argyra nigricoxa Van Duzee 1925 - IN, OH, ON
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Argyra sericata Van Duzee, 1925 - IN, ME-IA
Argyra thoracica Van Duzee, 1925 - IN, ON, TN-NY
Argyra velutina Van Duzee, 1925 - Foote et al. 1965

Asyndetus Loew 1869 (Diaphorinae)

Asyndetus ammophilus Loew 1869 (Asyndetus) IL, IN, RI-IA
Asyndetus appendiculatus Loew 1869 (Asyndetus) - Foote et al. 1965
Asyndetus latus Van Duzee 1916 (Asyndetus) - - UMMZ-Insect Division, but Foote et al. 1965 and Pollet et al. 2003 note MI record is questionable
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler 1899 (Asyndetus) MA-KS

Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888 (Sympycninae)

Calyxochaetus frontalis (Loew), 1861 Sympycnus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Calyxochaetus nodatus (Loew), 1862 Sympycnus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Nothosympycnus abbreviatus Van Duzee, 1917

Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851 (Sympycninae)

Campsicnemus americanus Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Campsicnemus degener Wheeler, 1899 - widespread north
Campsicnemus hirtipes Loew, 1861 - - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Campsicnemus latipes Curran, 1934

Chrysotimus Loew, 1857 (Peloropeodinae)

Chrysotimus flavicornis Van Duzee, 1916 - WI, NY-UT
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923 - WI, MB

Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 (Diaphorinae)

Chrysotus aldrichi Van Duzee, 1924 - record in Pollet et al. 2003 is noted as questionable
Chrysotus argentatus Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus bellus Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus canadensis Van Duzee, 1924 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus choricus Wheeler, 1890 - WI, IL, ON
  • Chrysotus ciliatus Malloch, 1914
Chrysotus convergens Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus cornutus Loew, 1862 - IL, IA-NY
Chrysotus costalis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus discolor Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Chrysotus cobaltinus Van Duzee, 1924
Chrysotus distinctus Van Duzee, 1924 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus dividuus Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus flavisetus Malloch, 1914 - IL
Chrysotus furcatus Robinson, 1964 - IN, IA-NY
Chrysotus hirtipes Van Duzee, 1924 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus johnsoni Van Duzee 1924 (Chrysotus) - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus leucostoma (Loew), 1924 Diaphorus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Diaphorus infuscatus (Van Duzee), 1915
  • Diaphorus vittatus (Van Duzee), 1915
Chrysotus megalocerus Meuffels and Grootaert, 1999 - NY-IA
  • Chrysotus magnicornis Van Duzee (preocc. by Chrysotus magnicornis Zetterstedt, 1843)
Chrysotus millardi Meuffels and Grootaert, 1999 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Chrysotus annulatus Van Duzee, 1924
Chrysotus obliquus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus pallipes Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus palpiger (Wheeler), 1890 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus parvicornis Van Duzee, 1924 - OH, NY-IA
Chrysotus philtrum Melander 1903 (Chrysotus) - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus picticornis Loew, 1862 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus quadratus (Van Duzee), 1915 Diaphorus - ON
Chrysotus sodalis (Loew), 1861 Diaphorus - OH, IA-NH
Chrysotus spectabilis (Loew), 1861 - widespread
  • Diaphorus exunguis Thomson, 1869
  • Diaphorus approximatus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus subcostatus Loew, 1864 - Foote et al. 1965
  • Chrysotus pratincola Wheeler, 1890
Chrysotus tibialis Van Duzee, 1924 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus variabilis (Van Duzee), 1924 Diaphorus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chrysotus vividus Loew, 1864 - IL, KA-NY
Chrysotus vulgaris Van Duzee, 1924 - Foote et al. 1965
Chrysotus wisconsinensis Wheeler, 1890 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Condylostylus Bigot, 1859 (Sciapodinae)

Condylostylus caudatus (Wiedemann), 1830 Psilopus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Psilopus virgo Wiedemann, 1830
  • Psilopus caudatulus Loew, 1861
  • Psilopus albicoxa Walker, 1848-1848
  • Psilopus quintusflavus Gunther, 1980
Condylostylus inermis (Loew), 1861 Psilopus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Condylostylus nigrofemoratus (Walker), 1849 Psilopus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Psilopus scutellatus Harris, 1835
  • Psilopus scobinator Loew, 1861
  • Psilopus cockerelli Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus patibulatus (Say), 1823 Dolichopus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Psilopus amatus Walker, 1848-1849
  • Psilopus inflictus Walker, 1848-1849
  • Psilopus carolinensis Bigot, 1888

Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894 (Neurigoninae)

Dactylomyia lateralis (Say), 1829-1830 Medeterus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Saucropus superbiens Loew, 1861
  • Neurigona gracilipes Aldrich, 1894

Diaphorus Meigen, 1824 (Diaphorinae)

Diaphorus gibbosus Van Duzee, 1915 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Diaphorus lamellatus Loew, 1864 - IA-NY
Diaphorus pseudopacus Robinson, 1964 - IN, ON, WI, widespread

Dolichopus Latreille 1796 (Dolichopodinae)

Dolichopus abruptus Aldrich, 1922 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus absonus Van Duzee, 1921 - - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus acuminatus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus adultus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus aethiops Van Duzee, 1921 - IN
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus splendidulus Loew, 1864
Dolichopus ainsliei Van Duzee, 1921 - MN, WI, east to NY
Dolichopus alacer Van Duzee 1921 (Dolichopus) - IN, ON
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus albicoxa Aldrich, 1893 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus amphericus Melander and Brues, 1900 - WI, northern
Dolichopus amplipennis Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus angustatus Aldrich, 1893 - MN, eastward
Dolichopus apheles Melander and Brues, 1900 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus barbicauda Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus brevimanus Loew, 1861 - WI, widespread
Dolichopus brevipennis Meigen, 1824 - widespread northern
  • Hygroceleuthes propinquus (Melander and Brues), 1900 (preocc. by Dolichopus propinquus Zetterstedt, 1852)
  • Dolichopus ungulatus not Linnaeus 1758 (misidentified)
Dolichopus bruesi Van Duzee, 1921 - WI, westward (UP?)
Dolichopus burnesi Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus calainus Melander and Brues, 1900 - IL
Dolichopus calcaratus Aldrich, 1893 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus canadensis Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus coercens Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus conterminus Walker, 1849
  • Dolichopus batillifer Loew, 1861
Dolichopus coloradensis Aldrich, 1893 - CO-QB, northern
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus splendilus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus coquilletti Aldrich, 1893 - widespread
Dolichopus correus Steyskal, 1959 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus dakotensis Aldrich, 1893 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus dasypodus Coquillett, 1910 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus decorus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus defectus Van Duzee, 1921 - ON, MB-QB
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus discolor Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus distinctus Van Duzee, 1921 - ON, south
Dolichopus dolosus Parent, 1934 - WI
Dolichopus domesticus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus enigma Melander and Brues, 1900 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus eudactylus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus factivittatus Harmston, 1966 - IN
Dolichopus finitus Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus scoparius Loew, 1864
  • Dolichopus atricornis Harris, 1835
Dolichopus flagellitenens Wheeler, 1890 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus flavicoxa Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus flavilacertus Van Duzee, 1921 - ON, southward
Dolichopus fulvipes Loew, 1862 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus funditor Loew, 1861 (Dolichopus) IN, ON
Dolichopus gladius Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus gratus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus imperfectus Van Duzee, 1921 - IL
Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus platyprosopus Loew, 1866
Dolichopus incongruus Wheeler, 1890 - WI, ON, south to TN
Dolichopus indianus Harmston and Knowlton, 1946 - IN
Dolichopus indigenus Van Duzee, 1921 - MN, widespread northern
Dolichopus intentus Melander and Brues, 1900 - IL
Dolichopus johnsoni Aldrich, 1893 - IN, eastward
Dolichopus kleini Curran in Van Duzee and Curran, 1934 - MN, OH
Dolichopus laciniatus Coquillett, 1910 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus latipes (Loew), 1861 Hygroceleuthus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus lobatus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus longipennis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus luteipennis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus melanocerus Loew, 1864 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus multisetosus Van Duzee, 1921 - western, but questionable record in ME (Pollet et al. 2003), perhaps widespread?
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus discifer Stannius, 1831
  • Dolichopus tanypus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nodipennis Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus nubifer Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus nudus Loew, 1864 - widespread north
Dolichopus obcordatus Aldrich, 1893 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus occidentalis Aldrich, 1893 - western, but questionable record in PEI, perhaps widespread?
Dolichopus omnivagus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus orichalceus Gosseries, 1988 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Dolichopus vittatus Loew, 1861 (preocc. by D. vittatus Wiedemann, now Chrysosoma)
Dolichopus ovatus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus pachycnemus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus palaestricus Loew, 1864 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus parvicornis Van Duzee, 1921 - MN, ON
Dolichopus penicillatus Van Duzee, 1921 - widespread
  • Dolichopus ciliatus Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus plumipes (Scopoli), 1763 Musca - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus ciliatus Walker, 1849
  • Dolichopus sequax Walker, 1848-1849
  • Dolichopus nigriapicalis Van Duzee, 1930
Dolichopus porphyrops Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus praeustus Loew, 1862 - IL, IN, to CN
Dolichopus pulcher Walker 1852 (Dolichopus) widespread?
Dolichopus pulchrimana (Bigot), 1888 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus ramifer Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus reflectus Aldrich, 1893 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus remipes Wahlberg, 1839 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus remus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus renidescens Melander and Brues, 1900 - widespread west to MN, but questionable record from ME (Pollet et al. 2003)
Dolichopus retinens Van Duzee, 1921 - IN, ON, widespread
Dolichopus ruficornis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus sarotes Loew, 1866 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus scapularis Loew, 1861 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Dolichopus alberecrus Gunther, 1979
Dolichopus sedulus Van Duzee, 1921 - IN, north
Dolichopus serratus Van Duzee, 1921 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus setifer Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus setosus Loew, 1862 - eastern, but questionable record from BC
Dolichopus sexarticulatus Loew, 1864 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus sicarius Van ,Duzee 1921 - Foote et al. 1965
Dolichopus sincerus Melander, 1900 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus socius Loew, 1862 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843 - widespread north
  • Dolichopus annulipes Zetterstedt, 1838 (preocc. in Dolichopus by Meigten, 1824, orig. Porphyrops, now Sympycnus)
Dolichopus subciliatus Loew, 1864 - widespread north
Dolichopus tener Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus terminalis Loew, 1866 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus terminatus Walker, 1849 - widespread?
Dolichopus tetricus Loew, 1864 - widespread boreal?
Dolichopus tonsus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus umbrosus Van Duzee, 1921 - ON, WI
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Dolichopus annaclareii Gunther, 1979
Dolichopus versutus Van Duzee, 1921 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dolichopus vigilans Aldrich, 1893 - IN, OH, ON, southward to KS
Dolichopus wheeleri (Melander and Brues), 1900 Hygroceleuthus - MB-NS
Dolichopus xanthocnemus Loew, 1864 - ON, widespread north

Gymnopternus Loew, 1857 (Dolichopodinae)

Gymnopternus anarmostus (Melander), 1900 Hercostomus - IL
Gymnopterus annulatus Van Duzee, 1926 - Pollet et al. 2003
Gymnopterus annulipes Robinson, 1964 - Pollet et al. 2003
Gymnopterus barbatulus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gymnopterus crassicauda Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gymnopterus debilis Loew, 1861 - Pollet et al. 2003
Gymnopternus difficilis Loew, 1861 - ON, NS-IA
Gymnopternus exilis Loew, 1861 - IN-NH
Gymnopternus flavus Loew, 1861 - ON, IN, QB-GA
Gymnopternus frequens Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gymnopternus humilis Loew, 1864 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926 - Pollet et al. 2003
Gymnopternus lunifer Loew, 1861 - IL, east to QB
Gymnopternus meniscus Loew, 1864 - IA-NY
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861 - NY-IA
Gymnopternus politus Loew, 1861 - Foote et al. 1965
Gymnopternus purpuratus (Van Duzee), 1925 Hercostomus - Pollet et al. 2003
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861 - ON, NS-IA
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division (also as Diaphorus spectabilis Loew)
  • Gymnopternus chalcochrus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus violaceus (Van Duzee), 1921 Proarchus - Pollet et al. 2003

Hercostomus Loew 1857 (Dolichopodinae)

Hercostomus chetifer Walker 1849 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Dolichopus alutifer Haliday, 1851
  • Paraclius ornatus Van Duzee, 1921
  • Hercostomus dreisbachi Harmston and Knowlton, 1945
Hercostomus costalis Van Duzee, 1923 - Foote et al. 1965
Hercostomus flutatus Harmston and Knowlton, 1945 - Foote et al. 1965
Hercostomus tibialis (Van Duzee), 1913 Neurigona - IL, IN, ON
  • Neurigona dorsalis Van Duzee, 1914
  • Hercostomus indianus Harmston, 1952
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Gymnopternus poenitens Wheeler, 1890
  • Hercostomus ornaticauda Van Duzee, 1933

Hydatostega Philippi 1865 (Hydrophorinae)

Hydatostega viridiflos (Walker), 1852 Medeterus - QB/NY-MB
  • Hydrophorus intentus Aldrich, 1911
  • Hydrophorus indentus, error by Foote et al. in listing H. intentus Aldrich, 1911
  • Hydrophorus browni Curran, 1930

Hydrophorus Fallen 1823 Hydrophorinae

Hydrophorus aestuum Loew, 1869 - Pollet et al. 2003
Hydrophorus agalma Wheeler, 1899 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Hydrophorus alboflorens Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Hydrophorus pirata Loew, 1861
Hydrophorus algens Wheeler, 1899 - widespread northern
Hydrophorus altivagus Aldrich, 1911 - widespread northern
  • Hydrophorus wahlgreni Frey, 1915
  • Hydrophorus lividipes Van Duzee, 1926
Hydrophorus amplectens Aldrich, 1911 - Foote et al. 1965
Hydrophorus angustifacies Hurley, 1985 - Pollet et al. 2003
Hydrophorus aquatilis Aldrich, 1922 - widespread northern
  • Hydrophorus criddlei Van Duzee, 1925
  • Hydrophorus argentifacies Van Duzee, 1926
Hydrophorus chrysologus (Walker), 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Hydrophorus glaber not Walker, misid. by Wheeler (1899); error for H. glaber by Van Duzee (1923)
  • Hydrophorus algens not Wheeler, misid. by Snodgrass (1904)
  • Hydrophorus alter Parent, 1934
Hydrophorus dreisbachi Harmston and Knowlton, 1963 - Pollet et al. 2003
Hydrophorus eldoradensis Wheeler, 1899 - widespread
Hydrophorus extrarius Aldrich, 1911 - ON, widespread northern
Hydrophorus flavihirtus Van Duzee, 1923 - Pollet et al. 2003
Hydrophorus flavipennis Van Duzee, 1926 - Foote et al. 1965
Hydrophorus hirpicifer Hurley, 1985 - widespread northern
Hydrophorus parvus Loew 1862 - Foote et al. 1965
Hydrophorus philombrius Wheeler, 1890 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Hydrophorus sodalis Wheeler, 1899 - Foote et al. 1965.

Lamprochromus Mik, 1878 (Sympycninae)

Lamprochromus canadensis (Van Duzee), 1917 Sympycnus - ON, widespread northern

Liancalus Loew 1857 (Hydrophorinae)

Liancalus genualis Loew, 1861 - Pollet et al. 2003

Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819 (Medeterinae)

Medetera aberrans Wheeler, 1899 - Pollet et al. 2003
Medetera aeneiventris Van Duzee, 1933 - OH, ON
Medetera apicalis Zetterstedt, 1843 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Medetera caerulescens Malloch, 1919
  • Medetera distinctus Van Duzee, 1919
  • Medetera frontalis Van Duzee, 1919
  • Medeterus bicolor Van Duzee, 1923, preocc. by M. bicolor Meigen, 1838
  • Medeterus simplicipes Curran, 1928
  • Medeterus parva Van Duzee, 1923
  • Medeterus venata Curran, 1928
  • Medeterus ciliata Van Duzee, 1928
  • Medeterus orbiculata Van Duzee, 1932
  • Medeterus albiciliata Van Duzee, 1933
  • Medeterus arctica Van Duzee, 1933, n. name for M. bicolor Van Duzee
Medetera bistriata Parent, 1929 - IN, ON, WI
Medetera canadensis Bickel, 1985 - Pollet et al. 2003
Medetera diadema (Linnaeus), 1767 Musca - widespread
  • Musca rostrata Fabricius, 1775
  • Medeterus carnivora Fischer von Waldheim, 1819
  • Hydrophilus aeneivittata Macquart, 1827
  • Medeterus princeps Wheeler, 1899
  • Medeterus ehrenbergi Becker, 1923
Medetera maura Wheeler, 1899 - widespread northern
Medetera nigripes Loew, 1861 - Pollet et al. 2003
Medetera nova Van Duzee, 1919 - Pollet et al. 2003
Medetera pinicola Kowarz, 1877 - ON, widespread
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857 - Pollet et al. 2003
  • Medeterus viridifacies Van Duzee, 1923
  • Medeterus trisetosa Van Duzee, 1924
  • Medeterus vanduzeei Curran, 1928
Medetera vidua Wheeler, 1899 - widespread northern
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919 - Foote et al. 1965
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985 - Pollet et al. 2003

Mesorhaga Schiner, 1868 (Sciapodinae)

Mesorhaga borealis (Aldrich), 1893 Aptorthus - MN
Mesorhaga clavicauda Van Duzee, 1925 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Mesorhaga pallidicornis Van Duzee, 1925 - IL, OH, ON
  • Mesorhaga tricorniflavrai Gunther, 1982

Nematoproctus Loew, 1857 (Rhaphiinae)

Nematoproctus metallicus Van Duzee, 1930 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Nematoproctus venustus Melander, 1900 - eastern, but a questionable record drom IA

Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964 (Peloropeodinae)

Nepalomyia sombrea (Harmston and Knowlton), 1945 Neurigona - Foote et al. 1965

Neurigona Rondani 1856 (Neurigoninae)

Neurigona aestiva Van Duzee, 1913 - Foote et al. 1965
Neurigona aldrichii Van Duzee, 1913 - Foote et al. 1965
Neurigona arcuata Van Duzee, 1913 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neurigona carbonifer Loew, 1869 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913 - Foote et al. 1965
Neurigona floridula Wheeler, 1899 - Pollet et al. 2003
Neurigona maculata Van Duzee, 1913 - Foote et al. 1965
Neurigona nitida Van Duzee, 1913 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neurigona perplexa Van Duzee, 1913 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neurigona rubella (Loew), 1861 Saucropus - KS-MA
Neurigona tarsalis Van Duzee, 1913 - Foote et al. 1965
Neurigona tenuis (Loew), 1864 Saucropus - Foote et al. 1965

Paraclius Loew 1864 Dolichopodinae

Paraclius ovatus Van Duzee, 1914 - Foote et al. 1965
Paraclius pumilio Loew, 1872 - Foote et al. 1965

Pelastoneurus Loew 1861 (Dolichopodinae)

Pelastoneurus abbreviatus Loew, 1864 - IL, ON
Pelastoneurus kansensis (Aldrich), 1894 Metapelastoneurus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Pelastoneurus laetus Loew, 1861 - Foote et al. 1965
Pelastoneurus lamellatus Loew, 1864 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Pelastoneurus cristatus Van Duzee, 1924
Pelastoneurus lugubris Loew, 1861 - Foote et al. 1965
Pelastoneurus neglectus Wheeler, 1899 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Pelastoneurus proximus Aldrich, 1904 - Foote et al. 1965
Pelastoneurus umbripictus Becker, 1922 - Foote et al. 1965
Pelastoneurus wheeleri Melander, 1900 - Foote et al. 1965

Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890 (Peloropeodinae)

Peloropeodes aldrichi (Robinson), 1970 Kophosoma - Foote et al. 1965
  • Kophosoma acuticornis Van Duzee, 1926 preocc. by Anomalopyga acuticornis Oldenberg, 1916, now Peloropeodes
Peloropeodes cornuta (Van Duzee), 1926 - Foote et al. 1965
Peloropeodes salax Wheeler, 1890 - WI, to VA
  • Peloropeodes flavipes Van Duzee, 1914

Plagioneurus Loew, 1857 (Plagioneuriinae)

Plagioneurus univittatus Loew, 1857 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 (Rhaphiinae)

Rhaphium atkinsoni Curran, 1926 - Foote et al. 1965
Rhaphium effilatum (Wheeler), 1899 Porphyrops - UMMZ-Insect Division
Rhaphium elegantulus (Meigen), 1824 Porphyrops- widespread northern
Rhaphium exile Curran, 1926 - IN
Rhaphium fascipes (Meigen), 1824 Porphyrops - UMMZ-Insect Division
Rhaphium femineum (Van Duzee), 1922 Xiphandrium - Foote et al. 1965
Rhaphium melampus Loew, 1861 Porphyrops - UMMZ-Insect Division
Rhaphium punctitarsis Curran, 1924 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Rhaphium rotundiceps (Loew), 1861 Porphyrops - UMMZ-Insect Division
Rhaphium signiferum (Osten Sacken), 1878 Porphyrops - Foote et al. 1965
Rhaphium vanduzeei Curran, 1926 - IN, ON
Rhaphium wheeleri Van Duzee, 1932 - WI

Scellus Loew, 1857 (Hydrophorinae)

Scellus exustus (Walker), 1852 Medeterus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Scellus venustus, error by Crampton (1942)

Sciapus Zeller, 1842 (Sciapodinae)

Sciapus delicatus (Walker), 1849 Psilopus - IN, ON
  • Psilopodinus pallescens Bigot, 1888
  • Sciapus noveboracensis Van Duzee, 1915
Sciapus filipes (Loew), 1861 Psilopus - MN, ON, east
Sciapus pallens (Wiedemann), 1830 Psilopus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Psilopus albonotatus (Loew), 1857
Sciapus tener (Loew), 1862 Psilopus - Foote et al. 1965

Sympycnus Loew, 1857 (Sympycninae)

Sympycnus aldrichi Van Duzee, 1930 - IN
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Syntormon Loew, 1857 (Sympycninae)

Syntormon cinereiventre (Loew), 1861 Synarthrus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Syntormon femoratum Van Duzee, 1925 - IN
Syntormon palmaris (Loew), 1864 Synarthrus - Foote et al. 1965
Syntormon simplicitarse Van Duzee, 1925 Syntormon - IN
Syntormon tricoloripes Curran, 1923 Syntormon - Foote et al. 1965

Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851 Dolichopodinae

Tachytrechus binodatus Loew, 1866 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Tachytrechus moechus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Tachytrechus vorax Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Telmaturgus Mik, 1874 (Sympycninae)

Telmaturgus parvus (Van Duzee), 1924 Chrysotus - Foote et al. 1965

Teuchophorus Loew, 1857 (Sympycninae)

Teuchophorus clavigerellus Wheeler, 1899 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Teuchophorus condylus Harmston and Knowlton, 1946 - IN, ON

Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 1864 (Medeterinae)

Thrypticus abdominalis (Say), 1829 Chrysotus - Foote et al. 1965
Thrypticus comosus Van Duzee, 1915 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Thrypticus fraterculus (Wheeler), 1890 Aphantotimus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Thrypticus muhlenbergiae Johannsen and Crosby, 1913 - OH, ON, widespread
Thrypticus tectus Van Duzee, 1915 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Thrypticus willistoni (Wheeler), 1890 Aphantotimus - UMMZ-Insect Division

Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857 (Xanthochlorinae)

Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861 - UMMZ-Insect Division

References

Foote RH, Coulson JR, Robinson H. 1965. Family Dolichopodidae, pp. 482-530 in Stone A, Sabrosky CW, Wirth WW, Foote RH, Coulson JR (editors). A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agriculture Handbook 276: iv + 1696 pp.
Pollet MAA, Brooks SE, Cumming JM. 2003. Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 283:1-114.

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