Family Dolichopodidae
(longlegged flies)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Protostomia (protostomes)
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  Ecdysozoa
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  Phylum Arthropoda (crustaceans, insects, spiders, and relatives)
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  Uniramia
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  Subphylum Hexapoda
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  Class Insecta (insects)
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  Subclass Pterygota (winged insects)
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  Superorder Neoptera
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  Holometabola
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  Order Diptera (true flies)
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  Suborder Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, muscoid flies, and short-horned flies)
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  Infraorder Muscomorpha
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  Family Dolichopodidae (longlegged flies)
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  Subfamily Achalcinae
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  Genus Achalcus
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  Genus Apterachalcus
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  Genus Scepastopyga
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  Genus Xanthina
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  Subfamily Diaphorinae
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  Genus Achradocera
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  Genus Argyra
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  Genus Asyndetus
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  Genus Chrysotus
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  Genus Diaphorus
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  Genus Keirosoma
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  Genus Nematoproctus
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  Subfamily Dolichopodinae
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  Genus Dolichopus (long-legged flies)
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  Genus Gymnopternus
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  Genus Hercostomus
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  Genus Paraclius
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  Genus Pelastoneurus
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  Genus Tachytrechus
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  Subfamily Enliniinae
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  Genus Enlinia
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  Genus Harmstonia
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  Subfamily Hydrophorinae
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  Genus Aphrosylus
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  Genus Diostracus
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  Genus Hydatostega
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  Genus Hydrophorus
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  Genus Hypocharassus
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  Genus Liancalus
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  Genus Melanderia
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  Genus Paraliancalus
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  Genus Paraphrosylus
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  Genus Scellus
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  Genus Sigmatineurum
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  Genus Thinophilus
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  Subfamily Medeterinae
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  Genus Medetera
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  Genus Systenus
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  Genus Thrypticus
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  Subfamily Neurigoninae
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  Genus Neurigona
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  Subfamily Peloropeodinae
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  Genus Chrysotimus
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  Genus Micromorphus
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  Genus Nanomyina
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  Genus Neurigonella
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  Genus Peloropeodes
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  Subfamily Plagioneuriinae
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  Genus Plagioneurus
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  Subfamily Rhaphiinae
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  Genus Rhaphium
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  Subfamily Sciapodinae
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  Genus Chrysosoma
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  Genus Condylostylus
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  Genus Mesorhaga
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  Genus Psilopiella
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  Genus Sciapus
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  Subfamily Stolidosominae
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  Genus Sympycnidelphus
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  Subfamily Sympycninae
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  Genus Calyxochaetus
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  Genus Campsicnemus
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  Genus Eurynogaster
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  Genus Lamprochromus
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  Genus Neoparentia
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  Genus Parasyntormon
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  Genus Sympycnus
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  Genus Syntormon
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  Genus Telmaturgus
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  Genus Teuchophorus
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  Subfamily Xanthochlorinae
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  Genus Xanthochlorus