Family 28. DOLICMOPODID/E Loil(/-lc(/<je(l Flies. Mostly bright metallic green; found in swamps 

 on water plants. They prey on other insects ; their larva' live in decaying vegetable matter. 



DOLICHOPUS. Long-legged Fly. 



D. cuprinus. ' 4 in. ; chest bronzegreen, with coppery stripes ; legsyellow ; 



feet black. 

 D. brevipennis. % in. ; metallic green ; legs yellow ; feeler, half of hind 



shanks and feet black. 

 D. "rai/rs. ]/ in. ; blue green ; feet black ; shins and face yellow. 



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D. laticornis. -fa in. ; green ; feet black ; shins yellow ; face white. 



D. sctifer. T 3 ff in. ; dark green ; feet black ; shins yellow ; face white ; hind 



feet thorny. 

 D. pacJi vcucmjts. 

 D. splciididitt. 



black. 



D. eudactylus. } in. ; green ; fore legs yellow ; hind feet black and yellow, 

 in. ; green ; face white ; feeler red ; feet yellow. 

 4 in. ; green ; middle and side stripes of chest brassy 



\ in.; green; feet yellow ; hind feet black. 



in. ; green with red reflex ; fore legs yellow ; hind feet 



D. i'ar/a/>/7/'s. 

 D. longipennis. 



yellow, feeler red ; feet yellow : face yellowish white. 



1 1. 



/>. fnhipcs. 

 vellow. 



I), iliscifer. 



/>. VC/O.SV/.V. 



'4 



green ; face golden ; feeler, fore legs, and hind feet dark 



' 4 in.; green; face white ; feeler black ; feet yellow. 

 ^ in, ; like last ; but tip of fore feet black. 

 in. : like last ; feet black and studded with long bristles. 



Gymnopternus barbatulus. ! 's in.; dark green; feet black; face bearded. 



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