List of Dolichopodidae genera

The fly family Dolichopodidae contains approximately 250 genera. These include:

Subfamily Achalcinae

 * Achalcus Loew, 1857
 * Apterachalcus Bickel, 1992
 * Australachalcus Pollet, 2005
 * Scepastopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997
 * Xanthina Aldrich, 1902

Subfamily Antyxinae

 * Antyx Meuffels & Grootaert, 1991

Subfamily Babindellinae

 * Babindella Bickel, 1987

Subfamily Diaphorinae

 * Achradocera Becker, 1922
 * Aphasmaphleps Grichanov, 2010
 * Argyra Macquart, 1834
 * Asyndetus Loew, 1869
 * Chrysotus Meigen, 1824
 * Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 1898
 * Dactylonotus Parent, 1934
 * Diaphorus Meigen, 1824
 * Dubius Wei, 2012
 * Emiratomyia Naglis, 2014
 * Falbouria Dyte, 1980
 * Keirosoma Van Duzee, 1929
 * Lyroneurus Loew, 1857
 * Melanostolus Kowarz, 1884
 * Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
 * Ostenia Hutton, 1901
 * †Palaeoargyra Meunier, 1895
 * Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2005
 * †Prochrysotus Meunier, 1907
 * Pseudargyra Van Duzee, 1930
 * Shamshevia Grichanov, 2012
 * Somillus Brèthes, 1924
 * Symbolia Becker, 1922
 * Terpsimyia Dyte, 1975
 * Trigonocera Becker, 1902

Subfamily Dolichopodinae

 * Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 2010
 * Afroparaclius Grichanov, 2006
 * Afropelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006
 * Ahercostomus Yang & Saigusa, 2001
 * Ahypophyllus Zhang & Yang, 2005
 * Allohercostomus Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001
 * Anasyntormon Parent, 1932
 * Apelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006
 * Aphalacrosoma Zhang & Yang, 2005
 * Argyrochlamys Lamb, 1922
 * †Arpactodolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * Cheiromyia Dyte, 1980
 * †Convexivertex Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * Dolichopus Latreille, 1796
 * Ethiromyia Brooks in Brooks & Wheeler, 2005
 * †Eoeuryopterites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
 * Hercostomus Loew, 1857
 * †Leptodolichopodites Hong, 2002
 * Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
 * Metaparaclius Becker, 1922
 * Muscidideicus Becker, 1917
 * Neohercostomus Grichanov, 2011
 * †Orbicapitis Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * Ortochile Latreille, 1809
 * Paraclius Loew, 1864
 * Parahercostomus Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001
 * Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861
 * Phoomyia Naglis & Grootaert, 2013
 * Platyopsis Parent, 1929
 * Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878
 * †Prohercostomus Grichanov, 1997
 * Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov, 2006
 * Pseudoparaclius Grichanov, 2006
 * Pseudopelastoneurus Grichanov, 2006
 * Setihercostomus Zhang & Yang, 2005
 * Srilankamyia Naglis, Grootaert & Wei, 2011
 * Stenopygium Becker, 1922
 * Sybistroma Meigen, 1824
 * Tachytrechus Haliday in Walker, 1851

Subfamily Enliniinae

 * Enlinia Aldrich, 1933
 * Harmstonia Robinson, 1964

Subfamily †Eodolichopoditinae

 * †Bicercites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Columnocorna Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Eodolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Fushuniregis Evenhuis in Evenhuis & Bickel, 2021 (formerly Wangia Hong, 2002, junior homonym of Wangia Fowler, 1954 )
 * †Haodolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Laticopulus Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Longilabia Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Orbilabia Hong, 2002
 * †Paradolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Septocellula Hong, 1981
 * †Sinodolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)
 * †Sunodolichopodites Hong, 2002 (unavailable name)

Subfamily Hydrophorinae

 * Abatetia Miller, 1945
 * Acymatopus Takagi, 1965
 * Anahydrophorus Becker, 1917
 * Aphrosylopsis Lamb, 1909
 * Aphrosylus Haliday in Walker, 1851
 * Cemocarus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1984
 * Conchopus Takagi, 1965
 * Coracocephalus Mik, 1892
 * Cymatopus Kertész, 1901
 * Diostracus Loew, 1861
 * Lagodechia Negrobov & Zurikov, 1996
 * Ozmena Özdikmen, 2010
 * Sphyrotarsus Mik, 1874
 * Epithalassius Mik, 1891
 * Eucoryphus Mik, 1869
 * Helichochaetus Parent, 1933
 * Hydatostega Philippi, 1865
 * Hydrophorus Fallén, 1823
 * Hypocharassus Mik, 1879
 * Liancalomima Stackelberg, 1931
 * Liancalus Loew, 1857
 * Machaerium Haliday, 1832
 * Mangrovomyia Grichanov & Gilasian, 2023
 * Melanderia Aldrich, 1922
 * Minjerribah Bickel, 2019
 * Nanothinophilus Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998
 * Oedematopiella Naglis, 2011
 * Oedematopus Van Duzee, 1929
 * Orthoceratium Schrank, 1803
 * Paraliancalus Parent, 1938
 * Paraliptus Bezzi, 1923
 * Paralleloneurum Becker, 1902
 * Paraphrosylus Becker, 1922
 * Peodes Loew, 1857
 * Rhynchoschizus Dyte, 1980
 * Scellus Loew, 1857
 * Scorpiurus Parent, 1933
 * Teneriffa Becker, 1908
 * Prothambemyia Masunaga, Saigusa & Grootaert, 2005
 * Thambemyia Oldroyd, 1956
 * Thinolestris Grootert & Meuffels, 1988
 * Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844
 * Parathinophilus Parent, 1932
 * Schoenophilus Mik, 1878

Subfamily Kowmunginae

 * Kowmungia Bickel, 1987
 * Phacaspis Grootaert & Meuffels, 1988

Subfamily Medeterinae

 * Asioligochaetus Negrobov, 1966
 * Atlatlia Bickel, 1986
 * Cameroonomiya Grichanov, 2024
 * Corindia Bickel, 1986
 * Craterophorus Lamb, 1921
 * Cryptopygiella Robinson, 1975
 * Cyrturella Collin, 1952
 * Demetera Grichanov, 2011
 * Dolichophorus Lichtwardt, 1902
 * Dominicomyia Robinson, 1975
 * Euxiphocerus Parent, 1935
 * Grootaertia Grichanov, 1999
 * Maipomyia Bickel, 2004
 * Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819
 * Medeterella Grichanov, 2011
 * †Medeterites Grichanov, 2010
 * Microchrysotus Robinson, 1964
 * Microcyrtura Robinson, 1964
 * Micromedetera Robinson, 1975
 * Neomedetera Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007
 * Nikitella Grichanov, 2011
 * †Palaeosystenus Grichanov, Negrobov & Selivanova, 2014
 * †Paleothrypticus Ngô-Muller, Garrouste & Nel, 2020
 * Papallacta Bickel, 2006
 * Paramedetera Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997
 * Pharcoura Bickel, 2007
 * Pindaia Bickel, 2014
 * †Plesiomedetera Grichanov, 2024
 * Protomedetera Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
 * Saccopheronta Becker, 1914
 * †Salishomyia Bickel, 2019
 * †Systenites Grichanov, Negrobov & Selivanova, 2014
 * Systenomorphus Grichanov, 2010
 * Systenoneurus Grichanov, 2010
 * Systenus Loew, 1857
 * Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 1864
 * Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018

Subfamily Microphorinae

 * †Avenaphora Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999
 * †Curvus Kaddumi, 2005
 * †Meghyperiella Meunier, 1908
 * Microphor Macquart, 1827
 * †Microphorites Hennig, 1971
 * †Pristinmicrophor Tang, Shi, Wang & Yang, 2019
 * Schistostoma Becker, 1902

Subfamily Neurigoninae

 * Arachnomyia White, 1916
 * Argentinia Parent, 1931
 * Bickelomyia Naglis, 2002
 * Coeloglutus Aldrich, 1896
 * Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894
 * Halteriphorus Parent, 1933
 * Macrodactylomyia Naglis, 2002
 * Mberu Capellari & Amorim, 2011
 * Naglisia Quevedo, Capellari & Lamas, 2023
 * Naticornus Olejníček, 2005
 * Neotonnoiria Robinson, 1970
 * Neurigona Rondani, 1856
 * Oncopygius Mik, 1866
 * Paracoeloglutus Naglis, 2001
 * Systenoides Naglis, 2001
 * Viridigona Naglis, 2003

Subfamily Parathalassiinae

 * Amphithalassius Ulrich, 1991
 * †Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978
 * Chimerothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2003
 * †Cretomicrophorus Negrobov, 1978
 * †Electrophorella Cumming & Brooks, 2002
 * Eothalassius Shamshev & Grootaert, 2005
 * Microphorella Becker, 1909
 * Neothalassius Brooks & Cumming, 2016
 * Parathalassius Mik, 1891
 * Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 1991
 * †Retinitus Negrobov, 1978
 * Thalassophorus Saigusa, 1986

Subfamily Peloropeodinae

 * Alishanimyia Bickel, 2007
 * Chrysotimus Loew, 1857
 * Cremmus Wei, 2006
 * Discopygiella Robinson, 1965
 * Fedtshenkomyia Stackelberg, 1927
 * Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels, 1998
 * Guzeriplia Negrobov, 1968
 * Hadromerella De Meijere, 1916
 * Korotongo Bickel, 2023
 * Meuffelsia Grichanov, 2008
 * Micromorphus Mik, 1878
 * Nanomyina Robinson, 1964
 * Neochrysotimus Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2008
 * Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964
 * †Palaeomedeterus Meunier, 1895
 * Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890
 * Pseudoxanthochlorus Negrobov, 1977
 * Vetimicrotes Dyte, 1980

Subfamily Plagioneurinae

 * Plagioneurus Loew, 1857

Subfamily Rhaphiinae

 * Ngirhaphium Evenhuis & Grootaert, 2002
 * Physopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1990
 * Rhaphium Meigen, 1803

Subfamily Sciapodinae

 * Abbemyia Bickel, 1994
 * Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1889
 * Amesorhaga Bickel, 1994
 * Austrosciapus Bickel, 1994
 * Bickelia Grichanov, 1996
 * Bickeliolus Grichanov, 1996
 * Chrysosoma Guérin-Méneville, 1831
 * Condylostylus Bigot, 1859
 * Dytomyia Bickel, 1994
 * Ethiosciapus Bickel, 1994
 * Gigantosciapus Grichanov, 1997
 * Helixocerus Lamb, 1929
 * Heteropsilopus Bigot, 1859
 * Krakatauia Enderlein, 1912
 * Lapita Bickel, 2002
 * Mascaromyia Bickel, 1994
 * Mesorhaga Schiener, 1868
 * Narrabeenia Bickel, 1994
 * Naufraga Bickel, 1992
 * Negrobovia Bickel, 1994
 * Parentia Hardy, 1935
 * Pilbara Bickel, 1994
 * Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 1912
 * Pouebo Bickel, 2008
 * Pseudoparentia Bickel, 1994
 * Sciapus Zeller, 1842
 * Sinosciapus Yang, 2001
 * †Wheelerenomyia Meunier, 1907

Subfamily Stolidosomatinae

 * Pseudosympycnus Robinson, 1967
 * Stolidosoma Becker, 1922
 * Sympycnidelphus Robinson, 1964

Subfamily Sympycninae

 * Brevimyia Miller, 1945
 * Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
 * Campsicnemus Haliday in Walker, 1851
 * Ceratopos Vaillant, 1952
 * Chaetogonopteron De Meijere, 1913
 * Colobocerus Parent, 1933
 * Erebomyia Runyon & Hurley, 2005
 * Filatopus Robinson, 1970
 * Hercostomoides Meuffels & Grootaert, 1997
 * Humongochela Evenhuis, 2004
 * Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922
 * Irwinus Grichanov, 2023
 * Ischiochaetus Bickel & Dyte, 1989
 * Lamprochromus Mik, 1878
 * Liparomyia White, 1916
 * Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 1989
 * Negrobovus Wang, Evenhuis, Ji, Yang & Zhang, 2021
 * Neoparentia Robinson, 1967
 * Nothorhaphium Bickel, 1999
 * Olegonegrobovia Grichanov, 1995
 * Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899
 * Pinacocerus Van Duzee, 1930
 * Scelloides Bickel & Dyte, 1989
 * Scotiomyia Meuffels & Grootaert, 1997
 * Suschania Negrobov, 2003
 * Sympycnus Loew, 1857
 * Syntormon Loew, 1857
 * Telmaturgus Mik, 1874
 * Tetrachaetus Bickel & Dyte, 1989
 * Teuchophorus Loew, 1857
 * Yumbera Bickel, 1992

Subfamily Tenuopodinae

 * Tenuopus Curran, 1924

Subfamily Xanthochlorinae

 * Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857

Subfamily incertae sedis

 * Eurynogaster complex (Sympycninae or Hydrophorinae)
 * Adachia Evenhuis, 2005
 * Arciellia Evenhuis, 2005
 * Elmoia Evenhuis, 2005
 * Eurynogaster Van Duzee, 1933
 * Major Evenhuis, 2005
 * Sigmatineurum Parent, 1938
 * Sweziella Van Duzee, 1933
 * Uropachys Parent, 1935
 * Acropsilus Mik, 1878 (unplaced in Dolichopodidae)
 * Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 1902
 * Binatangia Bickel in Bickel & Martin, 2020
 * †Electrochoreutes Badano et al., 2023 (stem group of Dolichopodidae)
 * †Gujaratmyia Bickel in Bickel et al., 2022
 * Haplopharyngomyia Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999
 * Haromyia Runyon, 2015 (Eniliniinae or Achalcinae)
 * Hurleyella Runyon & Robinson, 2010
 * Katangaia Parent, 1933
 * Nematoproctus Loew, 1857 (Diaphorinae or Rhaphiinae)
 * Nggela Bickel, 2020
 * Notobothrus Parent, 1931
 * Phrudoneura Meuffels & Grootaert, 1987
 * †Prosystenus Negrobov, 1976
 * Pseudohercostomus Stackelberg, 1931
 * †Rajpardia Bickel in Bickel et al., 2022
 * Urodolichus Lamb, 1922 (Diaphorinae or Rhaphiinae)