Dolichopodidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera;

Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are small flies with large, prominent eyes and a metallic cast to their appearance, though there is considerable variation among the species. Most have long legs, though some do not. In many species, the males have unusually large genitalia which are taxonomically useful in identifying species. Most adults are predatory on other small animals, though some may scavenge or act as kleptoparasites of spiders or other predators. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	261,305	Public Records:	167,319
Specimens with Sequences:	259,255	Public Species:	859
Specimens with Barcodes:	255,574	Public BINs:	4,612
Species:	929
Species With Barcodes:	662
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Costa Rica 119123 Suriname 5038 Germany 2221 Canada 34212 Trinidad and Tobago 3974 Norway 1620 United States 12147 Thailand 3596 New Zealand 1448 Peru 6573 Bangladesh 3576 Colombia 1227 Pakistan 6175 Ecuador 3489 Argentina 1205 Mexico 5562 Australia 3373 Indonesia 959 South Africa 5536 Malaysia 3267