Posted by Xespok on 02-03-2005 09:30
#3
Looks quite different from the Dolichopodidae I know. The usually seen Dolichopodidae in Japan are long-legged like the presumed Sciapus nebulosus attached or the other common species Dolichopus nitidus.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-03-2005 09:39
#4
In general you are right about the longish legs in this family. They are called long-legged flies for a reason. ;) Still, the are several exceptions. The long legs are already shorter in a genus like
Medetera (see:
http://www.dipter..._id=80#285), but in genera like
Chrysotus and
Chrysotimus, the legs are really shortish. Still, if someone has a better alternative, I am open to it.
