''Arachnomyia'' is a genus of

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in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...

. It is known from

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Species

The genus includes three species: *'' Arachnomyia arborum'' White, 1916 (Synonym: ''Pleuropygius longipes''

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, 1933) –

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*'' Arachnomyia cuprea'' ( Macquart, 1850) –

*'' Arachnomyia ornatipes''

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, 1939 –

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References

Dolichopodidae genera Neurigoninae Diptera of Australasia Insects of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia {{Dolichopodidae-stub