''Dolichopus discifer'' is a

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an species of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in family Dolichopodidae. It is sometimes stated to be a synonym of ''Dolichopus nigricornis'' , but according to Collin (1940) this synonymy should not be accepted, and the probable type of ''D. nigricornis'' (a female in Vienna) was '' Hercostomus gracilis'' .

Gallery

File:Dolichopus nigricornis in copula - 2013-06-19.webm, ''D. discifer'' in copula

References

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