Family 28. DOLICHOPODIDÆ Long-legged Flies. Mostly bright metallic green; found in swamps on water plants. They prey on other insects; their larva live in decaying vegetable matter.
DOLICHOPUS. Long-legged Fly.
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1. D. cuprinus. ¼ in chest bronze green, with coppery stripes: legs yellow; feet black.
2. D. brezipennis. ¼ in.: metallic green; legs vellow: feeler, half of hind shanks and feet black.
3. D. gratus. ¼ in.: blue green: feet black; shins and face yellow.
4. D. laticornis. 316 in.: green: feet black; shins yellow: face white.
5. D. setifer. 316 in.: dark green: feet black shins yellow: face white; hind
6. D. pachycnemus. ¼ in.: green; feet yellow: hind feet black.
7. D. splendidus. ¼ in.: green with red reflex; fore legs yellow: hind feet black.
8. D. endactylus. ¼ in.: green; fore legs yellow: hind feet black and yellow.
9. D. variabilis. 316 in.: green: face white: feeler red: feet yellow.
10. D. longipenuis. ¼ in.: green: middle and side stripes of chest brassy yellow, feeler red; feet yellow: face yellowish white.
11. D. fulvipes. ¼ in.: green; face golden: feeler, fore legs, and hind feet dark yellow.
12. D. scoparius. ¼ in.: green: face white; feeler black: feet yellow.
13. D. discifer. ¼ in.: like last; but tip of fore feet black.
14. D. Setosus. ¼ in. : like last; feet black and studded with long bristles.
15. Grymnopternus barbatulus. ⅛ in.: dark green; feet black: face bearded.
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