The Long-legged Flies (1227 NA spp) is a large taxonomically difficult
group. Adults can generally be recognized by their long legs and metallic
green coloration. Both adults and larvae are considered predaceous? Perhaps
30 species of this family have been collected. Several (8?)species of the
large genus Dolichopus
are common and widespread. Three genera (Sciapus
spp., Condylostylus
spp., and
Mesorhaga
sp.) of small metallic green species with excavated heads are also
common and widespread. Several other genera of even smaller Dolichopods
are also common primarily in savanna and woodland. Tentative ID's for these
include: Chrysotus spp,
Thinophilus
sp., Medetera sp., Asyndetus
sp, Hercostomus sp,
Neurogona
sp, Pelastoneurus sp,
Campsicnemus
sp, Sympycnus sp,
Xanthochlorus helvinus, and
Gymnopternus
sp. Species of Hydrophorus
have been collected at pond margins.
