Condylostylus longicornis
Condylostylus longicornis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Genus: | Condylostylus |
Species: | C. longicornis
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Binomial name | |
Condylostylus longicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
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Synonymy
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Condylostylus longicornis is a fly of the genus Condylostylus. It is widespread, natively ranging from the Southern United States through tropical South America and the Galápagos Islands. It has also been introduced to French Polynesia, Hawaii, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
Description
[edit]C. longicornis is a long-legged, green fly with an iridescent exoskeleton. Like other flies in the Condylostylus genus, it holds its wings diagonally while at rest.[3] C. longicornis can be differentiated by dark femora, a brown fore tibia, and non-uniform bristles along the mid- and fore-tibiae. Males of the species have a sparse row of bristles along the mid tibia and basitarsus, and females will always have a yellow mid-tibia.[4][2]
Habitat
[edit]C. longicornis generally prefer habitats that are lightly shaded and near swamps, streams, meadows, or woodlands.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Condylostylus longicornis (Fabricius, 1775)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ a b Runyon, Justin B. (2020-09-09). "The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of Montserrat, West Indies". ZooKeys (966): 57–151. Bibcode:2020ZooK..966...57R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.966.55192. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7494662. PMID 32982546.
- ^ "Field/Photo ID for Flies - Key to Western Sciapodinae". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Species Condylostylus longicornis". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Condylostylus longicornis by Devendra Bhardwaj on 22 April 2015". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2023-10-06.