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

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 746 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

该真蝇类群体型庞大且具有广布性，即其分布范围极广，在全球诸多区域均有发现。目前已记录并描述的物种约有7000种，隶属于230余个属。长足虻科（Dolichopodidae）昆虫的体色常存在差异，通常带有金属光泽。该类昆虫体型小巧，拥有硕大且醒目的复眼，多数个体具有修长的足。雄性外生殖器是另一显著特征，其尺寸异乎寻常地庞大，可作为区分不同物种的鉴定依据。恳请各界助力转录夏威夷大学昆虫博物馆（UHIM）的馆藏标本，以加深我们对该类群在夏威夷群岛分布情况的认知。本次包含746项任务的标本转录工作已全部完成并通过验证。