A checklist of species of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the World arranged by alphabetic list of generic names
by Igor Grichanov**
First published: 31 March 2003; Last updated: 20 November 2016
A list of added papers (after 1 March 2015) is here
Papers to be included soon


Part I. Epifamily Dolichopodoidae (=Dolichopodidae sensu lato), family Dolichopodidae (sensu stricto):
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J| K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z


Part II. Epifamily Dolichopodoidae (=Dolichopodidae sensu lato), family Microphoridae and subfamily Parathalassiinae (incertae sedis)
 
To find a species list click on a genus name 
In all 250 extant and 28 fossil genera of Dolichopodidae, 2 extant and 6 fossil genera of Microphoridae, 7 extant and 2 fossil genera of Parathalassiinae
See additional information taken from available publications (type deposition, type locality, geographical distribution) under original combination of specific names (e.g., under Musca ungulata, rather than under Dolichopus ungulatus)
Generic name Number of valid species names Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species names
Abatetia Miller,1945:72 1 1
=Nelsonia Parent, 1933:349
Abbemyia Bickel, 1994:212 3 3
Achalcus Loew, 1857:30 24 9 1
=Clinocampsicnemus Vaillant et Brunhes, 1980:383
Achradocera Becker, 1922:207 17 4
Acropsilus Mik, 1878:6 30 8 3
=Campsicnemoides Curran, 1927:184
=Nobilusa Wei, 2006: 491, 500
Acymatopus Takagi, 1965:78 6 6
Adachia Evenhuis, 2005:44 6 6
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 2010: 184 14 14
Afroparaclius Grichanov, 2006:29 2 2
Afropelastoneurus Grichanov,2006: 28 5 5
Ahercostomus Yang et Saigusa,2001:239 1 1
Ahypophyllus Zhang et Yang,2005: 180 1 1
Alishanimyia Bickel, 2007: 68 1 1
=Alishania Bickel, 2004:27
Allohercostomus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga, 2001: 180 3 3
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888:24 337 (6 unrecognized) 49 6 79 43 111 1
=Gnamptopsilopus Aldrich,1893:48
=Leptorhethum Aldrich, 1893:50
=Sciopolina Curran, 1924:216
=Australiola Parent, 1932:127
=Labeneura Parent, 1937:126
Amesorhaga Bickel, 1994:82 3
Anahydrophorus Becker, 1917:298 1 1
Anasyntormon Dyte, 1975:245 2 2
=Anasyntormon Parent, 1932:114
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 1902:192 3 1 2
=Anepsius Loew, 1857:45
Antyx Meuffels et Grootaert, 1991:290 8 8
Apelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 24 47 47
Aphalacrosoma Zhang et Yang, 2005: 182 7 7
Aphasmaphleps Grichanov, 2010: 406 4 4
Aphrosylopsis Lamb, 1909:132 1 1
Aphrosylus Haliday in Walker, 1851:220 31 5 24
Apterachalcus Bickel, 1991:12 1 1
Arabshamshevia Naglis, 2014:728  1 1
Arachnomyia White, 1916:252 3 3
=Pleuropygius Parent, 1933:186
Arciellia Evenhuis, 2005:45 3 3
Argentinia Parent, 1931:17 3 3
Argyra Macquart, 1834:456 117 3 43 9 3
=Porphyrops Meigen, 1824:45
=Porphirops Macquart, 1838:15
=Leucostola Loew, 1857:39
=Lasiargyra Mik, 1878:5
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 1922:391 6 6 2
=Halaiba Parent, 1929:56
=Camptoneura Parent, 1930:110
Arpactodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 355 1 1
Asioligochaetus Negrobov, 1966:877 1 1
Asyndetus Loew, 1869:34 110 14 24 23 14 24 14
=Anchineura Thomson, 1869:506
=Meringopherusa Becker, 1902:56
Atlatlia Bickel, 1986:165 2 2
Australachalcus Pollet, 2005:33 24 2
Austrosciapus Bickel, 1994:231 42 42
Babindella Bickel, 1987:97 2 2
Bicercites Hong, 2002: 392 1 1
Bickelia Grichanov, 1996:119 1 1
Bickeliolus Grichanov, 1996:224 7 7
Bickelomyia Naglis, 2002: 228 5 5
Brevimyia Miller, 1945:72 1 1
=Brachymyia Parent, 1933:435
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888:24 28
=Nothosympycnus Wheeler, 1899:51
Campsicnemus Haliday in Walker, 1851:187 312 7 40 48 6 207
(Hawaii: 187)
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=Camptosceles Haliday, 1832:357
=Leptopezina Macquart, 1835:554
=Ectomus Mik, 1878:8
=Emperoptera Grimshaw in Grimshaw et Speiser,1902:81
=Camptoscelus Kertesz, 1909:306
Cemocarus Meuffels et Grootaert,1984:152 2 2
Ceratopos Vaillant, 1952:36 1 1
Chaetogonopteron De Meijere,1913:96 85 2 1 77 3 2
=Pycsymnus Frey, 1925:20
=Hoplignusus Vaillant, 1953:11
Cheiromyia Dyte, 1980:223 5 5
=Cheirocerus Parent, 1930:13
Chrysosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1831:pl.20, fig.6 244 66 1
=Agonosoma Guerin-Meneville, 1838:293
=Margaritostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Megistostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Mesoblepharius Bigot, 1859:215
=Oariostylus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1888:24
=Eudasypus Bigot, 1890:268
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1888:24
=Oariopherus Bigot, 1890:270
=Spathiopsilopus Bigot, 1888:24
=Spathipsilopus Bigot, 1890:263, 268
=Kalocheta Becker, 1923:41
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857:48 80 20 30
Chrysotus Meigen, 1824:40 464 16 72 109 153 99 22 4
=Angiopus Meuffels et Grootaert,1996:224
Coeloglutus Aldrich, 1896:338 1 1
 
Generic name  Number of valid species Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species
Colobocerus Parent, 1933:403 1 1
Columnocorna Hong, 2002:388 1 1
Conchopus Takagi, 1965:49 24 16 8 6
Condylostylus Bigot,1859:215 257 (+20 nom.dub.+
3 nom.nud.+6 unrecogn.)
21 6 5 40 175
=Dasypsilopus Bigot, 1859:215
=Eurostomerus Bigot, 1859:215
=Oedipsilopus Bigot 1859:224
=Tylochaetus Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Laxina Curran, 1934:230
=Aldabromyia Meuffels et Grootaert, 2007: 29
Convexivertex Hong,2002: 351 1 1
Coracocephalus Mik, 1892:279 2 2
Corindia Bickel, 1986:137 17 4 13
Craterophorus Lamb, 1921:475(1922:380) 5 5
Cremmus Wei, 2006:490, 500 1
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 1898:491 23 4 5 14
Cryptopygiella Robinson,1975:40 1
Cymatopus Kertesz, 1901:408 22 2 3 4 13
=Vanduzeeia Parent, 1934:257
Cyrturella Collin, 1952:142 2 2
=Cyrtura Parent, 1938:390
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894:151 7
=Coelinium Parent, 1939:148
Dactylonotus Parent, 1934:136 7 6 1
Demetera Grichanov, 2011: 10 8 1 1 6
Diaphorus Meigen, 1824:32 262 20 41 62
=Brachypus Meigen, 1824:34
=Diaphora Macquart, 1834:447
=Munroiana Curran, 1924:229
 
Generic name Number of valid species Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species
Diostracus Loew, 1861:43 100 30 3 67
=Sphyrotarsus Mik, 1874:342
=Asphyrotarsus Oldenberg, 1916:193
=Takagia Negrobov, 1973:1520
=Lagodechia Negrobovet Zurikov, 1996:632
=Ozmena Özdikmen, 2010: 265
Discopygiella Robinson,1965:51 5
Dolichophorus Lichtwardt,1902:199 6 3 3
Dolichopus Latreille, 1796:159 644 4 300 2
=Iphis Meigen, 1800: 27
=Satyra Meigen, 1803:41
=Ragheneura Rondani, 1856:144
=Spathichira Bigot, 1888:xxiv
=Spatichira Bigot, 1888:xxx
=Hygroceleuthus Loew,1857:10
=Eudolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Leucodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Melanodolichopus Frey, 1915:10
=Macrodolichopus Stackelberg, 1933:109
Dominicomyia Robinson, 1975:40 2
Dubius Wei, 2012: 611 9 1 7 2
Dytomyia Bickel, 1994:91 10 5 5
Elmoia Evenhuis,2005:48 8 8
Emiratomyia Naglis, 2014: 726  1 1
Enlinia Aldrich, 1933:168 79
=Collinellula Aldrich, 1932:4
Eodolichopodites Hong,2002: 360 2 2
Eoeuryopterites Hong,2002: 348 1 1
Epithalassius Mik, 1891:186 7 2 6
Erebomyia Runyon et Hurley,2003: 114 4
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 1994:141 9 9
Ethiromyia Brooks et Wheeler, 2005: 491 3 1
Eucoryphus Mik, 1869:19 2 2
Eurynogaster Van Duzee, 1933:339 24 24
Euxiphocerus Parent, 1935:121 3 3
Falbouria Dyte,1980:223 1 1
=Balfouria Parent, 1933:75
Fedtshenkomyia Stackelberg,1927:230 1 1
Filatopus Miller, 1945:72 4
=Nematopus Parent, 1933:398
Gheynia Meunier,1899:322 1 1
Gigantosciapus Grichanov,1997:79 13 13
Griphophanes Grootaert et Meuffels,1998:191 17 2 15
=Griphomyia Grootert etMeuffels,1997:108
Grootaertia Grichanov, 1999:90 8 8
Guzeriplia Negrobov, 1968:470 2 2
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857:10 133 16 3
=Paragymnopternus Bigot, 1890:281
Hadromerella De Meijere, 1916:253 2
Halteriphorus Parent, 1933:368 1
Haodolichopodites Hong,2002: 369 1 1
Haplopharyngomyia Meuffels et Grootaert,1999: 289 2
=Haplopharynx Grootaertet Meuffels,1998: 253
Harmstonia Robinson, 1964:122 18
Haromyia Runyon, 2015: 590  1 1
Helichochaetus Parent,1933:354 1
Helixocerus Lamb, 1929:137 2
Hercostomoides Meuffels et Grootaert,1997: 474 1
Hercostomus Loew, 1857:9 482 20 147
=Microhercostomus Stackelberg, 1949:687
=Steleopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,2001:208
Heteropsilopus Bigot,1859:215 31
Humongochela Evenhuis, 2004:35 3
Hurleyella Runyon et Robinson, 2010 2
Hydatostega Philippi, 1865:779 11 3 3 5
=Millardia Curran, 1934:231
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823:2 115 12 43
=Aphrozeta Perris, 1847:491
=Parhydrophorus Wheeler, 1896:185
=Glyphidocerus Enderlein, 1936
Hypocharassus Mik, 1879:627 4
=Drepanomyia Wheeler, 1898:217
Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922:245 1
Ischiochaetus Bickel et Dyte,1989:414 4
=Ischiochaetus Parent, 1933:384
Katangaia Parent,1933:12 4 4
Keirosoma Van Duzee, 1929:24 2
Kowmungia Bickel, 1987:147 4 4
Krakatauia Enderlein, 1912:408 56
Lamprochromus Mik, 1878:7 13 1 9 3
Lapita Bickel, 2002:36 35
Laticopulus Hong, 2002: 380 1 1
Leptodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 345 1 1
Liancalomima Stackelberg, 1931:778 2
Liancalus Loew, 1857:22 21 5 6 7 3
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912:406 22 17
=Rhagoneurus Loew, 1864:346
=Vaalimyia Curran, 1926:398
Liparomyia White, 1916:255 2
Longilabia Hong, 2002: 373 1 1
Lyroneurus Loew, 1857:38 17 1
Machaerium Haliday, 1832:351 3 1 3
=Smiliotus Loew, 1857:56
Macrodactylomyia Naglis, 2002 (2001): 496 1
Major Evenhuis, 2005:51 1 1
Maipomyia Bickel, 2004: 844 2
Mascaromyia Bickel, 1994:100 29 29
 
Generic name
Number of valid species Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species
Mberu Capellari et Amorim, 2011: 39  1 1
Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819:7 355 34 189 45 62 20 35 7
=Taechobates Haliday, 1832:356
=Orthobates Wahlberg, 1844:109
=Anorthus Loew, 1850:117
=Oligochaetus Mik, 1878:7
=Medeterus Bigot, 1890
=Elongomedetera Hollis, 1964:260
=Lorea Negrobov, 1966:87
Medeterella Grichanov, 2011: 9 9 1 3 7
Medeterites Grichanov, 2010: 209 1 1
Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:146 4
=Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:184
Melanostolus Kowarz, 1884:51 6 6
Mesorhaga Schiener, 1868: 217 98 7 5 1
=Aptorthus Aldrich, 1893:48
Metaparaclius Becker, 1922:33 2
Meuffelsia Grichanov, 2008:160 2 2
Microchrysotus Robinson, 1964:251 2
Microcyrtura Robinson, 1964:245 4
Micromedetera Robinson, 1975:37 3
Micromorphus Mik, 1878:6 30 5 12
=Cachonopus Vaillant, 1953:10
Micropygus Bickel et Dyte,1989:415 16 1
=Micropygus Parent, 1931:13
Muscidideicus Becker, 1916:268 1 1
Nanomyina Robinson, 1964:119 1
Nanothinophilus Grootaert et Meuffels,1998:165 4
Narrabeenia Bickel, 1994:101 2
Naticornus Oleinichek, 2005: 247 1
Naufraga Bickel, 1992:36 1
Negrobovia Bickel, 1994:83 3
Nematoproctus Loew, 1857:40 12 5 7
Neochrysotimus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga, 2008: 20 1
Neohercostomus Grichanov, 2011: 6  21 21
=Subhercostomus Grichanov, 2011: 22
Neomedetera Zhu, Yang et Grootaert,2007: 227 1 1
Neoparentia Robinson, 1967:252 8 7 1
Neotonnoiria Robinson, 1970:40-17 1 1
=Tonnoiria Parent, 1929:184
Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964:110 77 2 3 4 68
=Neurigonella Robinson, 1964:119
Neurigona Rondani, 1856:142 158 1 40 41
=Saucropus Loew, 1857:41
Ngirhaphium Evenhuis et Grootaert, 2002:310 4 4
Nikitella Grichanov, 2011: 2 1 1
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 1999:181 5
Notobothrus Parent, 1931:19 1 1
Nurteria Dyte et Smith, 1980:461 3 3
=Turneria Parent, 1934:127
=Turneria Parent, 1935:123
Oedematopiella Naglis, 2011: 47  2 2
Oedematopus Van Duzee, 1929:38 3 3
Olegonegrobovia Grichanov,1995:125 6 6
Oncopygius Mik, 1866:307 6 3 3
Orbicapitis Hong, 2002: 345 1 1
Orbilabia Hong, 2002: 368 1 1
Orthoceratium Schrank, 1803:55 2 1 2
=Alloeoneurus Mik, 1878:8
Ortochile Latreille, 1809:289 3 3
=Orthochile Westwood, 1840: 135 
Ostenia Hutton, 1901:34 1 1
Palaeoargyra Meunier, 1895:5 1 1
Palaeomedeterus Meunier, 1894:121 8 8
=Palaeochrysotus Meunier, 1908: 9
Palaeosystenus Grichanov, Negrobov et Selivanova, 2014: 66 1 1
Papallacta Bickel, 2006: 211 1
Paraclius Loew, 1864: 97 156 5 23
=Leptocorypha Aldrich, 1896: 315
=Paraclius Coquillet, 1910: 583
Paracoeloglutus Naglis, 2001: 200 1 1
Paradolichopodites Hong, 2002: 382 1 1
Parahercostomus Yang, Saigusa et Masunaga,2001: 176 4 4
Paraliancalus Parent, 1938:213 2 2
Paraliptus Bezzi, 1923:179 1
Paralleloneurum Becker,1902:51 2 1 1
Paramedetera Grootaert et Meuffels,1997:309 16 1 15
Paraphrosylus Becker, 1921:27 6
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899:41 22
=Neosyntormon Curran, 1934:230
Parentia Hardy, 1935:245 75 5
Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861:36 106
=Paracleius Bigot, 1859:215
=Metapelastoneurus Aldrich, 1894:152
=Sarcionus Aldrich, 1901:341
=Phylarchus Aldrich, 1901:342
=Paraclius Kertesz, 1909:230
=Proarchus Aldrich, 1910:100
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890:373 30 5 2 1
=Anomalopyga Oldenberg, 1916:187
=Kophosoma Van Duzee, 1926:39
=Pachypyga Parent, 1928:173
=Neorhaphium Botosaneanuet Vaillant,1973:418
Peodes Loew, 1857:29 3 3
Phacaspis Meuffels et Grootaert,1988:312 3 1 2
Phalacrosoma Becker, 1922:44 4 4
Pharcoura Bickel, 2007:6 3 3
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2005: 21 1 1
Phoomyia Naglis et Grootaert, 2013 2 2
 
Generic name Number of valid species Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species
Phrudoneura Meuffels et Grootaert,1987:319 10 10
Physopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1989:200 1
Pilbara Bickel, 1994:99 1 1
Pinacocerus Van Duzee, 1930:11 2
Pindaia Bickel, 2014: 210  3 3
Plagioneurus Loew, 1857:43 1
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 1912:367 101 17
Platyopsis Parent, 1929:12 1 1
Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878:1 14 14 1
=Achanthipodus Rondani, 1856:144
=Chaetosphyria Enderlein, 1936:109
Pouebo Bickel, 2008:50  1 1
Prochrysotus Meunier, 1908:9 1 1
Prohercostomus Grichanov, 1997:82 7 7
Prosystenus Negrobov, 1976:122 1 1
Pseudargyra Van Duzee, 1930:31 4
Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov,2006: 31 4 4
Pseudohercostomus Stackelberg,1931:776 3 1 1 1
Pseudoparaclius Grichanov,2006: 29 15 15
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 1994:135 7 7
Pseudopelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006: 30 2 2
Pseudosympycnus Robinson, 1967:901 6
Pseudoxanthochlorus Negrobov, 1977:146 1 1
Pterostylus Mik, 1878:4 1 1
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803:272 199 15 100
=Hydrochus Fallen, 1823:5
=Perithinus Haliday, 1832:353
=Anglearia Carlier, 1835:659
=Xiphandrium Loew, 1857:36
Rhynchoschizus Dyte, 1980:223 1 1
=Schizorhynchus Parent, 1927:62
Saccopheronta Becker, 1914:215 47 14
Scelloides Bickel et Dyte,1989:415 12
=Scelloides Parent, 1933:387
Scellus Loew, 1857:22 24 12
=Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856:141
=Anoplopus Rondani, 1857:14
Scepastopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1997:1588 1
Sciapus Zeller, 1842:831 77 2 69 7 2
=Leptopus Fallen, 1823:23
=Psilopus Meigen, 1824:35
=Stenarus Gistl, 1848:10
=Psilopodius Rondani, 1861:11
=Psilopodinus Bigot, 1888:24
=Psilopiella Van Duzee, 1914:438
=Agastoplax Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylodiscia Enderlein, 1936:114
=Dactylorhipis Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Enderlein, 1936:114
=Placantichir Anonymous, 1937: 381
=Placantichir Bickel, 1994:88
Scorpiurus Parent, 1933:357 1
Scotiomyia Meuffels et Grootaert,1997:248 5
=Paluda Wei, 2006: 489, 498
Septocellula Hong, 1981:109 1 1
Setihercostomus Zhang et Yang,2005: 183 5 1 1 3
Shamshevia Grichanov, 2012: 558 2 1 1
Sigmatineurum Parent, 1938:215 11 11
Sinodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 377 1 1
Sinosciapus Yang, 2002: 432 3
Somillus Brethes, 1924:110 2
=Ionthadophrys Van Duzee, 1930:20
Srilankamyia Naglis, Grootaert et Wei, 2011: 3 6 6
Stenopygium Becker, 1922:75 2
Stolidosoma Becker, 1922:213 18
Sunodolichopodites Hong, 2002: 385 1 1
Suschania Negrobov, 2003:35 1 1
Sweziella Van Duzee, 1933:346 7 7
Sybistroma Meigen, 1824:71 55 1 35 22
=Hypophyllus Haliday, 1832:359 
=Ludovicius Rondani, 1843:43
=Nodicornis Rondani, 1843:46
=Haltericerus Rondani, 1856:143
=Ozodostylus Bigot, 1859:225
=Nemospathus Bigot, 1859:215
=Dasyarthrus Mik, 1878:5
=Spathitarsus Bigot, 1890:276
Symbolia Becker, 1921:210 16
=Cyrtosymbolia Parent, 1931:10
Sympycnidelphus Robinson, 1964:149 5
Sympycnites Grimaldi et Cumming,1999:67 1 1
Sympycnus Loew, 1857:42 269 28 29 12
=Gymnoceromyia Bigot, 1890:293
=Subsympycnus Becker, 1922:244
=Syntormoneura Curran, 1926:16
Syntormon Loew, 1857:35 110 14 53 20 15 3 7
=Plectropus Haliday, 1832:353
=Synarthrus Loew, 1857:35
=Eutarsus Loew, 1857:45
=Bathycranium Strobl, 1892:103
=Drymonoeca Becker, 1907:108
Systenites Grichanov, Negrobov et Selivanova, 2014: 62 3 3
Systenoides Naglis, 2002 (2001): 499 1 1
Systenomorphus Grichanov, 2010: 80 1 1
Systenoneurus Grichanov, 2010: 83 1 1
Systenus Loew, 1857:34 37 1 10 6 1 16 2 1
 
Generic name  Number of valid species Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species
Tachytrechus Haliday in Walker, 1851:173 156 15 31
=Ammobates Stannius, 1831:33
=Stannia Rondani, 1857:14
=Gongophora Philippi, 1875:86
=Polymedon Osten-Sacken, 1877:317
=Macellocerus Mik, 1878:5
=Psilischium Becker, 1922:93
=Gonioneurum Becker, 1922:98
=Syntomoneurum Becker, 1922:123
Telmaturgus Mik, 1874:349 20 11 1
Teneriffa Becker, 1908:54 1 1
Tenuopus Curran, 1924:228 13 13
Terpsimyia Dyte, 1975:275 1
=Hadroscelus Becker, 1922:113
Tetrachaetus Bickel et  Dyte,1989:417 2
=Tetrachaetus Parent, 1933:436
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857:44 119 1 22
=Mastigomyia Becker, 1924:123
=Paresus Wei, 2006:493, 501
Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956:210 7 1 5 1
=Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusaet Grootaert,2005
Thinolestris Grootaert et Meuffels,1988:32 4 3 1
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844:37 127 22 22 34 16 1
=Thinophilus Schiodte, 1844:44
=Schoenophilus Mik, 1878:9
=Pseudacropsilus Strobl, 1899:122
=Parathinophilus Parent, 1932:161
Thrypticus Gerstaecker, 1864:43 93 7 23 3
=Aphantotimus Wheeler, 1890:375
=Xanthotricha Aldrich, 1896:339
=Submedeterus Becker, 1916:360
Trigonocera Becker, 1902:57 9 4 1 5
Urodolichus Lamb, 1922:394 11 5 4 2
=Ounyana Hollis, 1964:228
=Mischopyga Grootaert et Meuffels,1989:196
Uropachys Parent, 1935:80 7 7
=Pachyurus Parent, 1934:305
Vetimicrotes Dyte, 1980:223 3 3
=Microtes Becker, 1918:132
Viridigona Naglis, 2003 (2002):564 29 29
Wangia Hong, 2002:354 1 1
Wheelerenomyia Meunier,1908:9 15 15
Xanthina Aldrich,1902:92 13 13
Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857:42 18 1 11 1 4 1
=Leptopus Haliday, 1832: 358
Yumbera Bickel,1992:1007 6 6
In all Approximately 
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774 1628 1303 1616 1216 1213
Including fossil species names 98
Including doubtful species names (see also some of them under 
Musca, Nemotelus, Scatophaga, Sciara, Tipula and Trypaneoides)
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Part II. Epifamily Dolichopodoidae (=Dolichopodidae sensu lato), subfamily Parathalassiinae (incertae sedis)
To find a species list click on a genus name                        In all 10 valid genera (including 2 fossil genera)
See additional information taken from available publications (type deposition, type locality, geographical distribution) under original combination of specific names (e.g., under Musca ungulata, rather than under Dolichopus ungulatus)
Generic name  Number of valid species names Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species names
Parathalassiinae
Amphithalassius Ulrich, 1991: 200 2 2
Chimerothalassius Shamshev et Grootaert, 2003:130 1 1
Cretomicrophorus Negrobov, 1978:86 3 3
=Jantardachia Zherichin, 1978: 86
Eothalassius Shamshev et Grootaert, 2005:108 3 1 2
Microphorella Becker, 1909:28 22 10 7 4 1
Neothalassius Brooks et Cumming, 2016 2 2
Parathalassius Mik, 1891:217 6 3
Plesiothalassius Ulrich,1991: 191 3 3
Retinitus Negrobov, 1978:86 1 1
Thalassophorus Saigusa,1986:106 2 1 1
In all 45 5 14
Including fossil species names 4

Part II. Epifamily Dolichopodoidae (=Dolichopodidae sensu lato), family Microphoridae
To find a species list click on a genus name                        In all 8 valid genera (including 6 fossil genera)
See additional information taken from available publications (type deposition, type locality, geographical distribution) under original combination of specific names (e.g., under Musca ungulata, rather than under Dolichopus ungulatus)

 
Generic name  Number of valid species names Afrotropical Palearctic Nearctic Oriental Neotropical Australasian Fossil species names
Microphoridae
Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978:84 4 4
Avenaphora Grimaldi et Cumming, 1999: 61 2 2
Curvus Kaddumi, 2005: 85 1 1 1
Electrophorella Cumming et Brooks, 2002: 42 2 2
Meghyperiella Meunier, 1908: 112 1 1
Microphor Macquart, 1827: 139 33 14 1
=Microphorus Macquart, 1834:345
=Microphora Zetterstedt, 1842:24
=Microphorus Lundbeck, 1907:189
Microphorites Hennig, 1971:16 7 7
Schistostoma Becker, 1902:46 22 3 16 3
In all 72 3 31
Including fossil species names 18

A list of added papers (after 1 March 2015). 2016 papers are marked with colour.

Papers to be included soon
All bibliography is here

A list of added papers (after 1 March 2015) is here
Papers to be included soon
All bibliography is here

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Author's address
I.Ya. Grichanov, All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection,
Podbelskogo 3, St.Petersburg-Pushkin, 196608, Russia.

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