DOLICHOPODIDAE
(long-legged flies)

Interactions where DOLICHOPODIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Crabro scutellatus a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crabro scutellatus/Crabro scutellatusa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dolichopodidae/Dolichopodidaelong-legged flies female stocks nest with

DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 4 subtaxa 6 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 3 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyDOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)
SuperfamilyEMPIDOIDEA (dance flies, dagger flies, long-legged flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Blythe, M.
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis 1978 Diptera Orthorrhapha Brachycera: Dolichopodidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol IX. Part 5, 90pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2007 A checklist and keys to the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Caucasus and East Mediterranean Plant Protection News Supplement: 1-160.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2006 A checklist and keys to North European genera and species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Plant Protection News Supplement: 1-120.
Grichanov, I.Ya. 2004 Keys to Swedish genera and species of Dolichopodidae International Journal of Dipterological Research Vol 15: ?-161.
Parent, Le Ch. O. 1938 Diptère Dolichopodidae Faune de France, Faune No 35, 720pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
  • Larvae/Leaf-miners

  • Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

    DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to DOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies):

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