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List of Dolichopus species

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This is a list of species in Dolichopus, a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Separate lists of synonyms are also included.

Dolichopus species This section lists 607 valid species known in Dolichopus:

Unrecognised species:

The following species are unplaced in the family Dolichopodidae:

†Dolichopus titanus (Meunier, 1907) Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Synonyms The following species are synonyms:

Dolichopus aemulus Loew, 1859 c g: synonym of Dolichopus popularis Wiedemann, 1817 Dolichopus afflictus (Osten Sacken, 1877) c g: synonym of Dolichopus lamellicornis (Thomson, 1869) Dolichopus alberecrus Gunther, 1982 i c g: synonym of Dolichopus scapularis Loew, 1861 Dolichopus angustinervis Becker, 1922 c g: synonym of Dolichopus exsul Aldrich, 1922 Dolichopus annaclareii Gunther, 1982 i c g: synonym of Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861 Dolichopus annulipes Zetterstedt, 1838: synonym of Dolichopus stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843 Dolichopus atritibialis Zetterstedt, 1859 c g: synonym of Dolichopus urbanus Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus balius Meuffels, 1982 c g: synonym of Dolichopus nimbatus Parent, 1927 Dolichopus brachyurus Zetterstedt, 1859: synonym of Dolichopus fraterculus Zetterstedt, 1843 Dolichopus consimilis Wahlberg, 1850 c g: synonym of Dolichopus picipes Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus cruralis Wahlberg, 1850 c g: synonym of Dolichopus lepidus Staeger, 1842 Dolichopus exiguus Zetterstedt, 1843: synonym of Dolichopus arbustorum Stannius, 1831 Dolichopus frosti Runyon, 2008 c g: synonym of Dolichopus sincerus Melander, 1900 Dolichopus fulgidus Fallén, 1823: synonym of Dolichopus campestris Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus gracilis Aldrich, 1893 c g: synonym of Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861 Dolichopus hurleyi Runyon, 2008 c g: synonym of Dolichopus dorycerus Loew, 1864 Dolichopus inconspicuus Zetterstedt, 1843: synonym of Dolichopus simplex Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus lantsovi Negrobov, Grichanov & Barkalov, 2009 g: synonym of Dolichopus humilis Van Duzee, 1921 Dolichopus lapponicus Becker, 1917: synonym of Dolichopus lepidus Staeger, 1842 Dolichopus luteitarsis Parent, 1932 c g: synonym of Dolichopus flavocrinitus Becker, 1902 Dolichopus micropygus Wahlberg, 1850 i c g: synonym of Dolichopus fraterculus Zetterstedt, 1843 Dolichopus modestus Wahlberg, 1850 c g: synonym of Dolichopus simplex Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus mucronatus Becker, 1917 c g: synonym of Dolichopus discimanus Wahlberg, 1850 Dolichopus occultus Becker, 1917 c g: synonym of Dolichopus arbustorum Stannius, 1831 Dolichopus pallidus Negrobov, 1991 c g (preoccupied by Dolichopus pallidus Fallén, 1823): synonym of Dolichopus negrobovi Gosseries, 1989 Dolichopus parvicaudatus Zetterstedt, 1843 c g: synonym of Dolichopus plumipes (Scopoli, 1763) Dolichopus pectinitarsis Stenhammar, 1851 c g: synonym of Dolichopus plumipes (Scopoli, 1763) Dolichopus propinquus Zetterstedt, 1852 c g: synonym of Dolichopus trivialis Haliday, 1832 Dolichopus spretus Loew, 1871 c g: synonym of Dolichopus vitripennis Meigen, 1824 Dolichopus subimmaculatus Kazerani, Pollet & Khaghaninia, 2017 g: synonym of Dolichopus perversus Loew, 1871 Dolichopus thalhammeri Knezy, 1929 g: synonym of Dolichopus nimbatus Parent, 1927 The following species were renamed:

Dolichopus agilis Aldrich, 1893 (preoccupied by Dolichopus agilis Meigen, 1824): renamed to Dolichopus coloradensis Aldrich, 1893 Dolichopus breviciliatus Van Duzee, 1933 (preoccupied by Dolichopus breviciliatus Van Duzee, 1930): renamed to Dolichopus brevipilosus Van Duzee, 1933 Dolichopus ciliatus (Aldrich, 1893) (preoccupied by Dolichopus ciliatus Walker, 1849 [= Dolichopus plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)]): renamed to Dolichopus penicillatus Van Duzee, 1921 Dolichopus consobrinus Zetterstedt, 1859 c g (preoccupied by Dolichopus consobrinus Haliday, 1851): renamed to Dolichopus maculicornis Verrall, 1875 Dolichopus cupreus Say, 1823 (preoccupied by Dolichopus cupreus Fallén, 1823): renamed to Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830 Dolichopus migrans Becker, 1917 (preoccupied by Dolichopus migrans Zetterstedt, 1843): renamed to Dolichopus pseudomigrans Ringdahl, 1928 Dolichopus misellus Melander, 1900 (preoccupied by Dolichopus misellus Boheman, 1853): renamed to Dolichopus perplexus Van Duzee, 1923 Dolichopus nigrilamellatus Becker, 1917 c g (preoccupied by Dolichopus nigrilamellatus Macquart, 1827): renamed to Dolichopus theodori Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999 Dolichopus nitens Stannius, 1831 (preoccupied by Dolichopus nitens Fabricius, 1805): renamed to Dolichopus friedrichi Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999 Dolichopus pallipes Negrobov, 1973 (preoccupied by Dolichopus pallipes Macquart, 1827): renamed to Dolichopus negrobovi Gosseries, 1989 Dolichopus propinquus (Melander & Brues, 1900) (preoccupied by Dolichopus propinquus Zetterstedt, 1852 [= Dolichopus trivialis Haliday, 1832]): renamed to Dolichopus bruesi Van Duzee, 1921 Dolichopus thalassinus Mik, 1880 (preoccupied by Dolichopus thalassinus Haliday, 1832): renamed to Dolichopus miki Parent, 1938 Dolichopus turkestani Stackelberg, 1927 (preoccupied by Dolichopus turkestani Becker, 1917): renamed to Dolichopus turanicus Stackelberg, 1930 Dolichopus vittatus Loew, 1861 i c g (preoccupied by Dolichopus vittatus Wiedemann, 1819): renamed to Dolichopus orichalceus Gosseries, 1989 The following species were transferred to another genus:

Dolichopus diaphanus Fabricius, 1805: transferred to Argyra (as unrecognised species) Dolichopus ultimus (Parent, 1935) c g: transferred to Hercostomus †Dolichopus morbosus Meunier, 1907 transferred to Prohercostomus †Dolichopus minutus (Meunier, 1907) (= Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999): transferred to Prohercostomus The following species are placed in Lichtwardtia, but may be considered valid if Lichtwardtia is a synonym of Dolichopus (as in Scott E. Brooks (2005)):

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