DOLICHOPODIDAE Latreille, 1809
(long-legged flies)

Interactions where DOLICHOPODIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Crabro scutellatus a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crabro scutellatus/Crabro scutellatusa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dolichopodidae/Dolichopodidaelong-legged flies female stocks nest with

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Achalcus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Aphrosylus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Argyra
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Campsicnemus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 2 references
Chrysotus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Diaphorus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Dolichophorus kerteszi
a long-legged fly
Species 1 references
Dolichopus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 4 subtaxa 6 references
Hercostomus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 2 references
Medetera
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 3 references
MICROPHORINAE
a subfamily of flies
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 2 references
Neurigona
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Rhaphium
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Sciapus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Syntormon
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 references
Systenus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Thinophilus flavipalpis
a long-legged fly
Species 1 references
Thinophilus ruficornis
a long-legged fly
Species 1 references
Xanthochlorus
a genus of long-legged flies
Genus 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyDOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)
SuperfamilyEMPIDOIDEA (dance flies, dagger flies, long-legged flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Empidoidea (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2007 A checklist and keys to the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Caucasus and East Mediterranean Plant Protection News Supplement: 1-160.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2006 A checklist and keys to North European genera and species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Plant Protection News Supplement: 1-120.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2004 Keys to Swedish genera and species of Dolichopodidae International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 15: ?-161.
Parent, Le Ch. O. 1938 *** Diptère Dolichopodidae ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 35, 720pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

Larvae/Leaf-miners

Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brooks, S.E. 2005 Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) Zootaxa 857.
Falk, S.J. & Crossley, R. 2005 A review of the scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain Part 3: Empidoidea Species Status No. 3, 134pp, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough
Grichanov, I.Ya. & Daneilsson, R. 2001 Dolichopodidae (Diptera) new to the Swedish fauna Ent. Tidskr. Vol 122: 131-134.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2004 A revised checklist of Swedish Dolichopodldae (Diptera) International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 15: 111-121.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2003 A list of Dolichopodidae from the Tyresta National Park, Sweden, with description of a new species of the genus Rhaphium Meigen (Diptera) Zoosyst. Rossica Vol 12 (2): 267-269.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2002 *** A Check list of Swedish Dolichopodidae (Diptera) ***(Superseded) Ent. Tidskr. Vol 123: 119-130.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2002 A check list of Estonian Dolichopodidae (Diptera) International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 13 (2): 127-133.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2000 Notes on Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Ukrainian and Baltic amber International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 11 (3): 129-131.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 1999 A check list of genera of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Studia Dipterologica Vol 6 (2): 327-330.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 1997 Notes on Afrotropical and Palearctic species of the genus Thinophilus Wahlberg (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with descriptions of new species International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 8: 135-147.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 1996 The generic names of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the World International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 7 (4): 261-265.
Kahanpaa, J. & Grichanov, I.Ya. 2004 A check-list of Finnish long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 15 (1): 57-62.
Przhiboro, A.A, & Grichanov, I.Ya. 2002 Three new records of Dolichopodidae from NW Russia (Diptera) Zoosyst. Rossica Vol 11 (2): 346.

Acid Mires

Boyce, D. 2004 A review of the invertebrate assemblages of acid mires Research Reports, Report no 592, 109pp, English Nature

Techniques

Short, K.E. & Thomas, A.W. 2012 Color restoration of Fly Eyes Fly Times Issue 48: 10-15.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies):

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