Drake, M. (ed), Dolichopodid course handout

Author

Drake, M. (ed)

Title

Dolichopodid course handout

Type

Private publication

Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Several items relating to Dolichopodidae:

Pitfalls and margin notes for the RES Dolichopodidae Handbook (Fonseca, 1978)

References to the addition of species since the RES Handbook (based on Empidid and Dolichopodid Newsletter No. 16, Autumn 2011)

Amendments needed to up-date 1998 Check-List for Dolichopodidae

Morphology (labelled diagrams)

Test keys to:

Achalcus and Australachalcus

Argyra

Campsicnemus

Chrysotus (genitalia drawings)

Dolichopodinae – ‘Hercostomus’ group

Insertion into Assis Fonseca key to Hercostomus (translation of Parent, p132-4)

Dolichopus excisus

Dolichopus trivialis group

Key to Microphorus, copied from British Flies vol. 6 Empididae by J.E.Collin

Medetera

Micromorphus sp. D

Neurigona

Rhaphium Males

Sciapus

Syntormon

Systenus

Xanthochlorus

Notes & Purpose	Status	Taxon	English	Classification
For identification	Current	Achalcus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Argyra	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Campsicnemus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Dolichopus excisus	a long-legged fly	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Dolichopus trivialis	a long-legged fly	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Hercostomus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Medetera	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Microphor	a genus of flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Neurigona	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Rhaphium	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Sciapus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Syntormon	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Systenus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae
For identification	Current	Xanthochlorus	a genus of long-legged flies	Animalia: Diptera: Dolichopodidae

Author & Year	Title	Source	Relationship
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1978	Diptera Orthorrhapha Brachycera: Dolichopodidae	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol IX. Part 5, 90pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London	Original handbook

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