Dolichopodidae: The Long-Legged Flies of Hawai'i IX

This family of true flies is large and cosmopolitan, meaning they are widespread and can be found in numerous places around the world. There are about 230 genera with 7,000 known, described species. Dolichopodidae flies often vary in color, but usually carry a metallic appearance. They are small with large, conspicuous eyes, and most of them have long legs. The male genitalia is another notable feature, as they are unusually large and can serve as an identifying feature for different species. Please contribute and help transcribe the UHIM's specimens in order to better our understanding of their distribution here in Hawai'i.This expedition of 591 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

该类真蝇类（true flies）类群规模庞大且具广布性，即其种群广泛分布于全球诸多区域。目前已记载该类群包含约230个属、7000个已描述物种。长足虻科（Dolichopodidae）昆虫通常体色多变，且多带有金属光泽；它们体型小巧，拥有硕大醒目的复眼，多数种类具备修长的足肢。雄性外生殖器是另一显著特征：其尺寸异乎寻常地硕大，可作为区分不同物种的鉴定依据。恳请各位协助转录夏威夷大学昆虫标本馆（University of Hawaii Insect Museum，缩写UHIM）的馆藏标本，以深化我们对该类群在夏威夷群岛分布状况的认知。本次涵盖591项任务的标本转录工作已全部完成并通过校验。