''Sympycnus'' 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 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are ...

Species

Subgenus ''Sympycnus'' Loew, 1857: Subgenus ''Subsympycnus''

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, 1922: * '' Sympycnus griseicollis'' (

, 1922) The following are synonyms of other species: * ''Sympycnus annulipes'' ( Meigen, 1824): Synonym of ''

Sympycnus pulicarius ''Sympycnus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Species Subgenus ''Sympycnus'' Loew, 1857: Subgenus ''Subsympycnus'' Becker, 1922: * '' Sympycnus griseicollis'' (Becker, 1922) The following are synonyms of other species: * '' ...

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, 1823) * ''Sympycnus annulipes var. brunnitibialis'' Santos Abreu, 1929: Synonym of ''

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, 1823) * ''Sympycnus cinerellus'' (

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, 1838): Synonym of ''

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, 1823) * ''Sympycnus desoutteri''

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, 1925: Synonym of ''

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, 1823) * ''Sympycnus pygmaeus'' ( Macquart, 1827): Synonym of ''

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, 1823) The following species have been transferred to other genera: * ''Sympycnus flaviantenna'' Tang, Wang & Yang, 2015: transferred to ''

Campsicnemus ''Campsicnemus'' is a genus of flies in family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 290 described species, made up of 34 Palearctic, 22 Nearctic, seven Afrotropic, 170 Australasian and Oceanian, and seven Indomalayan species. Some species endemic ...

'' * ''Sympycnus longipilosus'' Tang, Wang & Yang, 2015: transferred to ''Campsicnemus''

References

Dolichopodidae genera Sympycninae Articles containing video clips Taxa named by Hermann Loew {{Dolichopodidae-stub