Family 28. DOLICHOPODID.C Liuig-liujijril Flies. Mostly bright metallic green; I'ouiui in swamps 

 on water plants. They prey on other insects ; their larv:e li\e in decaying vegetable matter. 



DOLICHOPUS. Long-legged Fly. 



D. cii pr/mis. 'j^ in. ; chest bronze green, with coppery stripes ; legs yellow ; 



feet black. 

 D. brcvipe)i)ih. ].^ in. ; metallic green ; legs yellow : feeler, half of hind 



shanks and feet black. 

 D. ffratiis. y^ in. ; blue green ; feet black ; shins and face yellow. 

 D. laticori/is. ^-^^ in. ; green ; feet black ; shins yellow ; face white. 

 D. sctifcr. yV ''!• ! dark green ; feet black : shins yellow ; face \yhite ; hind 



(eet thoin\'. 

 D. pachyciicDnis. '^ in.; green; feet yellow : hind feet black. 

 D. splciiiiuhis. \l in. : green with red reflex ; tore legs yellow ; hind feet 



black. 

 D. cndactyliis. '4 in.; green; tore legs yellow ; hind feet black and yelhnv. 

 D. varialulis. -,% in. ; green ; face white ; feeler red ; f(?et yellow. 



D. loiigipc 



.'4 ill. ; green ; middle and side stri|ies of chest brassy 



yellovy, feeler red ; feet yellow ; face \ellowish white. 

 II. n Ji//i'/prs. 'I in. ; green ; face golden ; feeler, fore legs, and hind feet dark 



yellow. 

 13. />. scopar/'/is. '4 in.; green; t'ace \yliite ; feeler lilack ; feet yellow. 

 1-5. /). i/isc/fi-r. ll in.; like last ; but tip of fore feet black. 

 i.\. />. sctosiis. 14 ill.; like last; feet black and studded \yith long bristles. 

 15. Gyniiioptcriiiis barbatithti:. . Js in.; dark green; feet black; face bearded. 



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