Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
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Amblypsilopus scintillans
Male specimen (Monroe County, PA, USA)
Female specimen (Ontario, Canada)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Genus: Amblypsilopus
Species:
A. scintillans
Binomial name
Amblypsilopus scintillans
(Loew, 1861)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Psilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
  • Psilopus angustatus Enderlein, 1912
  • Sciapus fulgidus Parent, 1929
  • Sciapus dubiosus Van Duzee, 1932

Amblypsilopus scintillans is a species of long-legged fly in the Amblypsilopus genus.[3]

Description

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The second and third coxae are black in males, while females have yellow or lighter colored ones. Mostly yellow legs are present in both genders. In males, the second tibia is without bristles. The wing costa is normal, and the body shines, distinguishing it from both A. costalis and A. pollinosus.[4]

Range

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It resides in eastern North America.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Amblypsilopus scintillans (Loew, 1861)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott Edward; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 283. American Museum of Natural History: 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:cotddo>2.0.co;2. hdl:2246/451. S2CID 84167833.
  3. ^ "Amblypsilopus scintillans". iNaturalist. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Carr, John F. (2010). "Species Amblypsilopus scintillans". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-07-31.


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