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

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 629 tasks is fully transcribed and validated. This data resource is harvested periodically into the main occurrence index.

长足虻科（Dolichopodidae）是一类规模庞大且广布全球的真蝇类（true flies）群，即该类昆虫广泛分布于世界诸多区域。目前已知并已正式描述的物种约7000种，隶属于230余个属。该科昆虫的体色常存在变异，通常兼具金属光泽；它们体型小巧，拥有硕大且醒目的复眼，多数个体还具有修长的足。雄性外生殖器是另一显著特征：其尺寸异乎寻常地大，可作为区分不同物种的鉴定依据。
请协助转录夏威夷大学昆虫博物馆（University of Hawaii Insect Museum, UHIM）的标本，以深化对该类昆虫在夏威夷群岛分布情况的认知。
本次涵盖629项任务的科考数据已完成全部转录与验证工作。
该数据集将定期被收录至核心发生数据索引库。