A check list of species of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the World arranged by alphabetic list of generic names
by Igor Grichanov**
First published: 31 March 2003; Last updated: 18 May 2008

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To find a species list click on a genus name                        In all 260 valid genera (including 28 fossil genera)

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Genera having disputable position (Microphoridae)


A list of added papers (after 31 March 2003) is here
Papers to be included soon
 
Generic name Number of valid species 
Abatetia Miller, 1945:72 1
=Nelsonia Parent, 1933:349
Abbemyia Bickel, 1994:212 3
Achalcus Loew, 1857:30 23
=Clinocampsicnemus Vaillant et Brunhes, 1980:383
Achradocera Becker, 1922:207 17
Acropsilus Mik, 1878:6 29
=Nobilusa Wei, 2006: 491, 500
Acymatopus Takagi, 1965:78 6
Adachia Evenhuis, 2005:44 6
Afroparaclius Grichanov, 2006: 29 2
Afropelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 28 5
Ahercostomus Yang & Saigusa, 2001:239 1
Ahypophyllus Zhang & Yang, 2005: 180 1
Aldabromyia Meuffels & Grootaert, 2007 1
Alishanimyia Bickel, 2007: 68 1
=Alishania Bickel, 2004:27
Allohercostomus Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001: 180 3
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888:24 285
=Gnamptopsilopus Aldrich, 1893:48
=Leptorhethum Aldrich, 1893:50
=Sciopolina Curran, 1924:216
=Australiola Parent, 1932:127
=Labeneura Parent, 1937:126
Amesorhaga Bickel, 1994:82 3
Anahydrophorus Becker, 1917:298 1
Anasyntormon Dyte, 1975:245 2
=Anasyntormon Parent, 1932:114
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 1902:192 2
=Anepsius Loew, 1857:45
Antyx Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991:290 8
Apelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 24 47
Aphalacrosoma Zhang & Yang, 2005: 182 4
Aphrosylopsis Lamb, 1909:132 1
Aphrosylus Haliday in Walker, 1851:220 31
Apterachalcus Bickel, 1991:12 1
Arachnomyia White, 1916:252 3
=Pleuropygius Parent, 1933:186
Arciellia Evenhuis, 2005:45 3
Argentinia Parent, 1931:17 3
Argyra Macquart, 1834:456 109
=Porphyrops Meigen, 1824:45
=Leucostola Loew, 1857:39
=Lasiargyra Mik, 1878:5
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 1922:391 5
=Halaiba Parent, 1929:56
=Camptoneura Parent, 1930:110
Arpactodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 355 1
Asyndetus Loew, 1869:34 103
=Anchineura Thomson, 1869:506
=Meringopherusa Becker, 1902:56
Atlatlia Bickel, 1986:165 2
Avenaphora Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999:61 1
Australachalcus Pollet, 2005: 33 24
Austrosciapus Bickel, 1994:231 42
Babindella Bickel, 1987:97 2
Bicercites Hong, 2002: 392 1
Bickelia Grichanov, 1996:119 1
Bickeliolus Grichanov, 1996:224 6
Bickelomyia Naglis, 2002: 228 5
Brevimyia Miller, 1945:72 1
=Brachymyia Parent, 1933:435
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888:24 28
=Nothosympycnus Wheeler, 1899:51
Campsicnemoides Curran, 1927:184 1
Campsicnemus Haliday in Walker, 1851:187 246
=Camptosceles Haliday, 1832:357
=Leptopezina Macquart, 1835:554
=Ectomus Mik, 1878:8
=Camptoscelus Kertesz, 1909:306
Cemocarus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1984:152 2
Ceratopos Vaillant, 1952:36 1
Chaetogonopteron De Meijere, 1913:96 75
=Pycsymnus Frey, 1925:20
=Hoplignusus Vaillant, 1953:11
Cheiromyia Dyte, 1980:223 3
=Cheirocerus Parent, 1930:13
Chrysosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1831:pl.20, fig.6 237
=Agonosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1838:293
=Margaritostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Megistostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Mesoblepharius Bigot, 1859:215
=Oariostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1888:24
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1890:268
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1888:24
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1890:270
=Spathiopsilopus Bigot, 1888:24
=Spathipsilopus Bigot, 1890:263, 268
=Kalocheta Becker, 1923:41
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857:48 66
Chrysotus Meigen, 1824:40 310
=Lyroneurus Loew, 1857:38
=Angiopus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1996:224
Coeloglutus Aldrich, 1896:338 1
Colobocerus Parent, 1933:403 1
Columnocorna Hong, 2002: 388 1
 
Generic name  Number of valid species
Condylostylus Bigot, 1859:215 292
=Dasypsilopus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eurostomerus Bigot, 1859:215
=Oedipsilopus Bigot 1859:224
=Tylochaetus Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Laxina Curran, 1934:230
Conchopus Takagi, 1965:49 19
Convexivertex Hong, 2002: 351 1
Coracocephalus Mik, 1892:279 2
Corindia Bickel, 1986:137 13
Craterophorus Lamb, 1921:475 (1922:380) 5
Cremmus Wei, 2006:490, 500 1
Cretomicrophorus Negrobov, 1978:86 1
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 1898:491 18
Cryptopygiella Robinson, 1975:40 1
Cymatopus Kertesz, 1901:408 18
=Vanduzeeia Parent, 1934:257
Cyrturella Collin, 1952:142 1
=Cyrtura Parent, 1938:390
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894:151 7
=Coelinium Parent, 1939:148
 
Generic name Number of valid species
Dactylonotus Parent, 1934:136 6
Diaphorus Meigen, 1824:32 265
=Brachypus Meigen, 1824:34
=Diaphora Macquart, 1834:447
=Munroiana Curran, 1924:229
Diostracus Loew, 1861:43 88
=Asphyrotarsus Oldenberg, 1916:193
Discopygiella Robinson, 1965:51 5
Dolichophorus Lichtwardt, 1902:199 2
Dolichopus Latreille, 1796:159 600
=Iphis Meigen, 1800: 27
=Satyra Meigen, 1803:41
=Ragheneura Rondani, 1856:144
=Spathichira Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Spatichira Bigot, 1888:xxx
=Hygroceleuthus Loew, 1857:10
=Eudolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Leucodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Melanodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 1933:109
Dominicomyia Robinson, 1975:40 2
Dytomyia Bickel, 1994:91 10
Elmoia Evenhuis, 2005:48 8
Emperoptera Grimshaw in Grimshaw & Speiser, 1902:81 5
Enlinia Aldrich, 1933:168 79
=Collinellula Aldrich, 1932:4
Eodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 360 2
Eoeuryopterites Hong, 2002: 348 1
Epithalassius Mik, 1891:186 7
Erebomyia Runyon & Hurley, 2003: 114 1
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 1994:141 10
Ethiromyia Brooks & Wheeler, 2005: 491 3
Eucoryphus Mik, 1869:19 2
Eurynogaster Van Duzee, 1933:339 24
Euxiphocerus Parent, 1935:121 1
Falbouria Dyte, 1980:223 1
=Balfouria Parent, 1933:75
Fedtshenkomyia Stackelberg, 1927:230 1
Filatopus Miller, 1945:72 4
=Nematopus Parent, 1933:398
Gheynia Meunier, 1899:322 1
Gigantosciapus Grichanov, 1997:79 13
Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998:191 1
=Griphomyia Grootert & Meuffels, 1997:108
Grootaertia Grichanov, 1999:90 8
Guzeriplia Negrobov, 1968:470 2
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857:10 124
=Paragymnopternus Bigot, 1890:281
Hadromerella De Meijere, 1916:253 2
Halteriphorus Parent, 1933:368 1
Haodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 369 1
Haplopharyngomyia Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999: 289 2
=Haplopharynx Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998: 253
Harmstonia Robinson, 1964:122 18
Helichochaetus Parent, 1933:354 1
Helixocerus Lamb, 1929:137 2
Hercostomoides Meuffels & Grootaert, 1997: 474 1
Hercostomus Loew, 1857:9 497
=Microhercostomus Stackelberg, 1949:687
=Steleopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 2001:208
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 1859:215 30
Humongochela Evenhuis, 2004:35 3
Hydatostega Philippi, 1865:779 11
=Millardia Curran, 1934:231
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823:2 119
=Aphrozeta Perris, 1847:491
=Parhydrophorus Wheeler, 1896:185
=Glyphidocerus Enderlein, 1936
Hypocharassus Mik, 1879:627 4
=Drepanomyia Wheeler, 1898:217
Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922:245 1
Ischiochaetus Bickel & Dyte, 1989:414 4
=Ischiochaetus Parent, 1933:384
Katangaia Parent, 1933:12 3
Keirosoma Van Duzee, 1929:24 2
Kowmungia Bickel, 1987:147 4
Krakatauia Enderlein, 1912:408 56
Lagodechia Negrobov & Zurikov, 1996:632 1
Lamprochromus Mik, 1878:7 12
Lapita Bickel, 2002:36 35
Laticopulus Hong, 2002: 380 1
Leptodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 345 1
Liancalomima Stackelberg, 1931:778 2
Liancalus Loew, 1857:22 19
=Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856:141
=Anoplopus Rondani, 1857:14
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912:406 19
=Rhagoneurus Loew, 1864:346
=Vaalimyia Curran, 1926:398
Liparomyia White, 1916:255 2
Longilabia Hong, 2002: 373 1
Machaerium Haliday, 1832:351 3
=Smiliotus Loew, 1857:56

 
Generic name
Number of valid species
Macrodactylomyia Naglis, 2002 (2001): 496 1
Major Evenhuis, 2005:51 1
Maipomyia Bickel, 2004: 844 2
Mascaromyia Bickel, 1994:100 30
Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819:7 330
=Taechobates Haliday, 1832:356
=Orthobates Wahlberg, 1844:109
=Anorthus Loew, 1850:117
=Oligochaetus Mik, 1878:7
=Medeterus Bigot, 1890
=Elongomedetera Hollis, 1964:260
=Asioligochaetus Negrobov, 1966:877
=Lorea Negrobov, 1966:87
Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:146 4
=Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:184
Melanostolus Kowarz, 1884:51 6
Mesorhaga Schiener, 1868:217 96
=Aptorthus Aldrich, 1893:48
Metaparaclius Becker, 1922:33 2
Microchrysotus Robinson, 1964:251 2
Microcyrtura Robinson, 1964:245 4
Micromedetera Robinson, 1975:37 3
Micromorphus Mik, 1878:6 26
=Cachonopus Vaillant, 1953:10
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 1989:415 16
=Micropygus Parent, 1931:13
Mischopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1989:196 1
Muscidideicus Becker, 1916:268 2
Nanomyina Robinson, 1964:119 1
Nanothinophilus Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998:165 4
Narrabeenia Bickel, 1994:101 2
Naticornus Oleinichek, 2005: 247 1
Naufraga Bickel, 1992:36 1
Negrobovia Bickel, 1994:83 3
Nematoproctus Loew, 1857:40 15
Neomedetera Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007: 227 1
Neoparentia Robinson, 1967:252 7
Neotonnoiria Robinson, 1970:40-17 1
=Tonnoiria Parent, 1929:184
Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964:110 48
=Neurigonella Robinson, 1964:119
Neurigona Rondani, 1856:142 153
=Saucropus Loew, 1857:41
Ngirhaphium Evenhuis & Grootaert, 2002:310 1
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 1999:181 5
Notobothrus Parent, 1931:19 1
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980:461 3
=Turneria Parent, 1934:127
Oedematopus Van Duzee, 1929:38 4
Oncopygius Mik, 1866:307 6
Orbicapitis Hong, 2002: 345 1
Orbilabia Hong, 2002: 368 1
Orthoceratium Schrank, 1803:55 2
=Alloeoneurus Mik, 1878:8
Ortochile Latreille, 1809:289 4
Ostenia Hutton, 1901:34 1
Palaeoargyra Meunier, 1895:5 1
Paleomedeterus Meunier, 1894:121 8
=Palaeochrysotus Meunier, 1908: 9
Papallacta Bickel, 2006: 211 1
Paraclius Loew, 1864: 97 136
=Leptocorypha Aldrich, 1896: 315
=Paraclius Coquillet, 1910: 583
Paracoeloglutus Naglis, 2001: 200 1
Paradolichopodites Hong, 2002: 382 1
Parahercostomus Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001: 176 4
Paraliancalus Parent, 1938:213 1
Paraliptus Bezzi, 1923:179 1
Paralleloneurum Becker, 1902:51 2
Paramedetera Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997:309 16
Paraphrosylus Becker, 1921:27 6
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899:41 22
=Neosyntormon Curran, 1934:230
Parentia Hardy, 1935:245 75
Paresus Wei, 2006:493, 501 1
Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861:36 106
=Paracleius Bigot, 1859:215
=Metapelastoneurus Aldrich, 1894:152
=Sarcionus Aldrich, 1901:341
=Phylarchus Aldrich, 1901:342
=Paraclius Kertesz, 1909:230
=Proarchus Aldrich, 1910:100
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890:373 27
=Anomalopyga Oldenberg, 1916:187
=Kophosoma Van Duzee, 1926:39
=Pachypyga Parent, 1928:173
=Neorhaphium Botosaneanu & Vaillant, 1973:418
Peodes Loew, 1857:29 3
Phacaspis Meuffels & Grootaert, 1988:312 3
Phalacrosoma Becker, 1922:44 6
Pharcoura Bickel, 2007:6 3
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2005: 21 1
Phrudoneura Meuffels & Grootaert, 1987:319 6
Physopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1989:200 1
Pilbara Bickel, 1994:99 1
Pinacocerus Van Duzee, 1930:11 1
Plagioneurus Loew, 1857:43 1
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 1912:367 101
Platyopsis Parent, 1929:12 1
 
Generic name  Number of valid species
Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878:1 13
=Achanthipodus Rondani, 1856:144
=Chaetosphyria Enderlein, 1936:109
Prochrysotus Meunier, 1908:9 1
Prohercostomus Grichanov, 1997:82 7
Prosystenus Negrobov, 1976:122 1
Pseudargyra Van Duzee, 1930:31 4
Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov, 2006: 31 4
Pseudohercostomus Stackelberg, 1931:776 3
Pseudoparaclius Grichanov, 2006: 29 14
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 1994:135 5
Pseudopelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 30 2
Pseudosympycnus Robinson, 1967:901 6
Pseudoxanthochlorus Negrobov, 1977:146 1
Pterostylus Mik, 1878:4 1
Retinitus Negrobov, 1978:86 1
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803:272 192
=Hydrochus Fallen, 1823:5
=Perithinus Haliday, 1832:353
=Anglearia Carlier, 1835:659
=Xiphandrium Loew, 1857:36
Rhynchoschizus Dyte, 1980:223 1
=Schizorhynchus Parent, 1927:62
Saccopheronta Becker, 1914:215 48
Scelloides Bickel & Dyte, 1989:415 12
=Scelloides Parent, 1933:387
Scellus Loew, 1857:22 23
Scepastopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997:1588 1
Sciapus Zeller, 1842:831 69
=Leptopus Fallen, 1823:23
=Psilopus Meigen, 1824:35
=Leptopus Haliday, 1832
=Stenarus Gistl, 1848:10
=Psilopodius Rondani, 1861:11
=Psilopodinus Bigot, 1888:24
=Psilopiella Van Duzee, 1914:438
=Agastoplax Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylodiscia Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylorhipis Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Bickel, 1994:88
Scorpiurus Parent, 1933:357 1
Scotiomyia Meuffels & Grootaert, 1997:248 4
=Paluda Wei, 2006: 489, 498
Septocellula Hong, 1981:109 1
Setihercostomus Zhang & Yang, 2005: 183 4
Sigmatineurum Parent, 1938:215 11
Sinodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 377 1
Sinosciapus Yang, 2002: 432 2
Somillus Brethes, 1924:110 1
=Ionthadophrys Van Duzee, 1930:20
Sphyrotarsus Mik, 1874:342 7
=Takagia Negrobov, 1973:1520
Stenopygium Becker, 1922:75 2
Stolidosoma Becker, 1922:213 18
Sunodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 385 1
Suschania Negrobov, 2003:35 1
Sweziella Van Duzee, 1933:346 7
Sybistroma Meigen, 1824:71 50
=Hypophyllus Haliday, 1832:359 
=Ludovicius Rondani, 1843:43
=Nodicornis Rondani, 1843:46
=Haltericerus Rondani, 1856:143
=Ozodostylus Bigot, 1859:225
=Nemospathus Bigot, 1859:215
=Dasyarthrus Mik, 1878:5
=Spathitarsus Bigot, 1890:276
Symbolia Becker, 1921:210 16
=Cyrtosymbolia Parent, 1931:10
Sympycnidelphus Robinson, 1964:149 5
Sympycnites Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999:67 1
Sympycnus Loew, 1857:42 255
=Gymnoceromyia Bigot, 1890:293
=Subsympycnus Becker, 1922:244
Syntormon Loew, 1857:35 104
=Plectropus Haliday, 1832:353
=Synarthrus Loew, 1857:35
=Eutarsus Loew, 1857:45
=Bathycranium Strobl, 1892:103
=Drymonoeca Becker, 1907:108
Syntormoneura Curran, 1926:16 2
Systenoides Naglis, 2002 (2001): 499 1
Systenus Loew, 1857:34 29
Tachytrechus Haliday in Walker, 1851:173 157
=Ammobates Stannius, 1831:33
=Stannia Rondani, 1857:14
=Gongophora Philippi, 1875:86
=Polymedon Osten-Sacken, 1877:317
=Macellocerus Mik, 1878:5
=Psilischium Becker, 1922:93
=Gonioneurum Becker, 1922:98
=Syntomoneurum Becker, 1922:123
Telmaturgus Mik, 1874:349 6
Teneriffa Becker, 1908:54 1
Tenuopus Curran, 1924:228 13
Terpsimyia Dyte, 1975:275 1
=Hadroscelus Becker, 1922:113
 
Generic name  Number of valid species
Tetrachaetus Bickel & Dyte, 1989:417 2
=Tetrachaetus Parent, 1933:436
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857:44 115
=Mastigomyia Becker, 1924:123
=Olegonegrobovia Grichanov, 1995:125
Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956:210 5
=Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005
Thinolestris Grootaert & Meuffels, 1988:32 4
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844:37 120
=Thinophilus Schiodte, 1844:44
=Schoenophilus Mik, 1878:9
=Pseudacropsilus Strobl, 1899:122
=Parathinophilus Parent, 1932:161
Thrypticus Gerstaecker, 1864:43 94
=Aphantotimus Wheeler, 1890:375
=Xanthotricha Aldrich, 1896:339
=Submedeterus Becker, 1916:360
Trigonocera Becker, 1902:57 7
Urodolichus Lamb, 1922:394 6
=Ounyana Hollis, 1964:228
Uropachys Parent, 1935:80 7
=Pachyurus Parent, 1934:305
Vetimicrotes Dyte, 1980:223 2
=Microtes Becker, 1918:132
Viridigona Naglis, 2003 (2002): 564 28
Wangia Hong, 2002: 354 1
Wheelerenomyia Meunier, 1908:9 15
Xanthina Aldrich, 1902:92 13
Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857:42 13
Yumbera Bickel, 1992:1007 5
In all Approximately 
7158
Including fossil species More than 
100
Including doubtful species About 
100
Genera having disputable position (Microphorinae and Parathalassiinae)
Generic name  Number of valid species
Amphithalassius Ulrich, 1991: 200 2
Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978:84 4
Avenaphora Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999: 61 1
Chimerothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003:130 1
Electrophorella Cumming & Brooks, 2002: 42 2
Eothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2005:108 2
Microphor Macquart, 1827: 139 34
=Microphorus Macquart, 1834: 345
=Microphora Zetterstedt, 1842: 24
Microphorella Becker, 1909:28 16
Microphorites Hennig, 1971: 16 4
Parathalassius Mik, 1891 6
Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 1991: 191 3
Schistostoma Becker, 1902 20
Thalassophorus Saigusa, 1986 1
In all 96
A list of added papers (after 31 March 2007). 2008 papers are marked with colour.
Papers to be included soon
All bibliography is here


Bickel D.J. 2007. Replacement name for Alishania Bickel, 2004 (Diptera Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1398: 68 (25 Jan. 2007).
Bickel, D.J. 2007. The Mesoamerican Mesorhaga (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a taxonomic conspectus of the New World fauna. Zootaxa 1411: 47-67 (22 Feb. 2007).
Bickel, D.J. 2007. Pharcoura (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from Chile. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie  150(1): 5–12.
Bickel, D.J. 2008. Krakatauia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a focus on the radiation in Fiji. In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Bickel, D.J. (eds.), Fiji Arthropods X. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 97: 21-64. [open access 4.4 MB: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/]
Brooks S.E. & Cumming J.M. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (= Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1676: 1–27.
Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. New species of Hawaiian Campsicnemus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 95: 9-16. [open access: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications/pub2007.html]
Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. Lectotype designations for Hawaiian Campsicnemus Haliday (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 95: 17-37. [open access: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications/pub2007.html]
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2007. First data on Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Central Chernozem Nature Reserve (Kursk Region, Russia). Int. J. Dipterol. Res., 18(4): 213–216.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2007. A checklist and keys to Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Caucasus and East Mediterranean. St.Petersburg: VIZR RAAS (Plant Protection News Suppl., ISSN 1815-3682): 160 p. PDF-file download here
Grichanov I.Ya. 2008. Systematic notes on Sciapodinae from Baltic amber and on Dolichopodidae from Tanzanian copal (Diptera). Caucasian Entomological Bull. 4(1): 131-136.
Grichanov I.Ya. 2008. Systematics of the genus Epithalassius Mik, 1891 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bull. 4(1): 137-139.
Grichanov I.Ya., Volfov B.I., Kustov S.Yu. 2007(2006). New data on the distribution of predatory Dolichopodidae (Diptera) in the North-Western Caucasus. Vestnik zashchity rastenii (Plant Protection News) (Saint-Petersburg-Pushkin), 2006, 4: 3-16. PDF-file download here
Grichanov, I.Ya., Volfov, B.I. & Kustov, S.Yu. 2007. New records of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from the Caucasus. Int. J. Dipterol. Res., 18(4): 279–296.
Kahanpää J. 2008. Nematode-induced demasculinisation of Dolichopus males (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1689: 51–62.
Liao Yinxia, Zhou Shanyi & Yang Ding. 2008. Four new species of Chaetogonopteron from China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), with a key to Chinese species to Chinese species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 55(1): 145–151.
Meuffels, Henk & Grootaert, Patrick. 2007. New longlegged flies (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) of Seychelles. Phelsuma 15: 28-62.
Negrobov O.P., Maslova O.O. & Selivanova O.V. 2007. New data on systematic of family Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Russian Entomological Journal, 16(1): 243-244.
Negrobov O.P., Maslova O.O. & Selivanova O.O. 2007. A review of species of the genus Diaphorus (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) in the Palaearctic region. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 86(9): 1093–1101 [in Russian; Engl. transl.: Entomological Review, 2007, 87(6)].
Negrobov, O.P. & Selivanova O.V. 2006. Redescription of some Palaearctic species of the genus Sciapus (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) from collection of H.Loew. Int. J. Dipterol. Res. 17(3): 157-165.
Pollet, Marc A.A. & Kechev, Mihail. 2007. A review of Palaearctic Teuchophorus, with a new species from Bulgaria (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1592: 45–56.
Selivanova O.V. & Negrobov O.P. 2007. A new species of the genus Argyra from Voronezh Province of Russia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 16(1): 133-134.
Wang Mengqing, Yang Ding, & Grootaert Patrick. 2007. Revision of the species of Acropsilus Mik (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from China. Biologia, Bratislava 62/1: 88-94.
Wang Mengqing, Yang Ding, & Grootaert Patrick. 2007. Notes on the Neurigona Rondani (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Chinese Mainland. Zootaxa 1388: 25-43. (8 Jan. 2007) 10 plates; 18 references.
Wang Mengqing, Yang Ding & Masunaga Kazihiro. 2007. New data on Asyndetus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China, with description of a new species. Entomological News, 118(2): 149–153.
Wang Mengqing, Yang Ding & Masunaga Kazihiro. 2007. Notes on Nepalomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 133(1): 123–127.
Zhang Lili & Yang Ding. 2007. Species of Hercostomus crassivena-group (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 133(1): 155–159.
Zhang Lili, Yang Ding & Grootaert P. 2007. Paraclius (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Dolichopodinae) of Singapore, with new species from mangroves. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(1): 49-62. (28 Feb 2007).
Zhang Lili, Yang Ding, Grootaert P. 2008. Mangrove Hercostomus sensu lato (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of Singapore. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56(1): 17-28.
Zhang Lili, Yang Ding & Masunaga Kazuhiro. 2006. Two new long-legged flies of the genus Paraclius (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan, with new records of three species. Species Diversity 11(2): 149-156.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. 2007. The Hercostomus ulrichi group from Palaearctic China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomologica Fennica, 18(1): 32–35.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & Grootaert, P. 2007. Neomedetera, a new genus in the subfamily Medeterinae  (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Annales Zoologici, 57(2): 227-230.
Zhu Yajun, Masunaga Kazuhiro & Yang Ding. 2007. New species of Diostracus from Yunnan, China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Aquatic Insects, 29(3): 219-224.
Zhu Yajun, Yang Ding & Masunaga Kazuhiro. 2007. Two new species of Diostracus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 133(1): 133–142.
Zhu Yajun, Masunaga Kazuhiro & Yang Ding. 2007. Two new Plagiozopelma species, with a key to Chinese species (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 133(1): 161–166.


A list of added papers (after 31 March 2005) is here
Papers to be included soon

Bickel, D.J. (in press, a). The Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions and records from Australia, New Zealand and Melanesia Zoologia Neocaledonica, Mémoires de Museum National d’Histoire naturelle (A), Paris.

Bickel, D.J. (in press, b).   Puebo (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a remarkable new genus from New Caledonia, with secondary symmetry in the male postabdomen.  Zoologia Neocaledonica, Mémoires de Museum National d’Histoire naturelle, Paris.

Bickel, D. J. ( in press, e)  Family Dolichopodidae, with annotated key to the New World genera. In B. Brown, ed., Manual of the Diptera of Mesoamerica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidade, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Please send me reprints or pdf files of the following papers:

Hong Youchong, 2002. Amber insects of China. Beijing: Beijing Science and Technology Press: i-x, 1-653, 1-48 (in Chinese). [Dolichopodidae]



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I.Ya. Grichanov, All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection,
Podbelskogo 3, St.Petersburg-Pushkin, 196608, Russia.

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