Dolichopus lepidus explained

Dolichopus lepidus is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Palearctic.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The name Dolichopus lepidus was declared a nomen protectum, so it has precedence over the senior synonym Dolichopus tibialis (a nomen oblitum).

Dolichopus microstigma Stackelberg, 1930 was originally described as a variation of D. lepidus, and was later considered a subspecies of the species, but it is now considered a separate species.^[4]

External links

• Images representing Dolichopus at BOLD

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
3. Parent, O. (1938) Diptères Dolichopodidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 35 . 720 p., 1. 002 fig. Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
4. O.P.. Negrobov. O.O.. Selivanova. O.O.. Maslova. 2018. New data on the taxonomy of Dolichopus lepidus Staeger, 1842 species group (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 14. 2. 267–272. 10.23885/181433262018142-267272. free.