''Campsicnemus'' is a genus of flies in family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 290 described species, made up of 34

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, 22 Nearctic, seven Afrotropic, 170

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and Oceanian, and seven Indomalayan species. Some species endemic to the

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are characterized by their lack of wings. After the introduction of invasive ants and other alien species such as wild boar ''(Sus scrofa)'' to the islands, some of these flightless species are believed extinct. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek καμψις ("curve") and κνημη ("tibia"). This refers to the modified mid tibia of the males, a male secondary sexual character that is very distinct in ''Campsicnemus''.

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File:Campsicnemus curvipes - 2012-09-02.ogv, ''C. curvipes'' on leaf

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q5028551, from2=Q5373856 Dolichopodidae genera Sympycninae Articles containing video clips Taxa named by Alexander Henry Haliday Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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