Campsicnemus is a genus of flies in family Dolichopodidae.[4] There are more than 300 described species, a high number of which are endemic to Hawaii and French Polynesia – over 170 species are described from Hawaii, with an estimated 250–300 species.[5][6] The genus also includes 39 Palearctic species,[7] 22 Nearctic, seven Afrotropic, and seven Indomalayan. Some species endemic to the Hawaiian islands are characterized by their lack of wings. After the introduction of invasive ants and other alien species such as wild boar (Sus scrofa)[8] to the islands, some of these flightless species are believed extinct.[9]
| Campsicnemus | |
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| Campsicnemus curvipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympycninae |
| Genus: | Campsicnemus Haliday in Walker, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Dolichopus scambus Fallén, 1823 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek καμψις ("curve") and κνημη ("tibia"). This refers to the modified mid tibia of the males, a male secondary sexual character that is very distinct in Campsicnemus.[10]
Gallery
edit- C. curvipes on leaf
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Evenhuis, N. L. (2003). "Review of the Hawaiian Campsicnemus species from Kaua'i (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with key and descriptions of new species" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 75: 1–34. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ↑ ICZN (1958). "Opinion 531. Validation under the Plenary Powers of the name Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851 (Class Insecta, Order Diptera)". Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 19: 349–360.
- ↑ Evenhuis, N. L. (2010). "Morphological and molecular evidence support the synonymy of Emperoptera Grimshaw with Campsicnemus Haliday (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 108: 35–44.
- ↑ Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera). Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN 9787811171020.
- ↑ Goodman, Kari Roesch; Evenhuis, Neal L.; Bartošová-Sojková, Pavla; O’Grady, Patrick M. (2014). "Diversification in Hawaiian long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Campsicnemus): Biogeographic isolation and ecological adaptation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 81: 232–241. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.015.
- ↑ Evenhuis, N.L. (2024). "The Campsicnemus macula Parent complex in Hawai'i (Diptera: Dolichopodidae): examples of volcanoes acting as islands?" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 156: 155–169. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Grichanov, I.Ya. (2016). "Two new species of Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851 from India with notes on some Oriental Dolichopodidae (Diptera)". Halteres. 7: 35–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.54871.
- ↑ Neal L. Evenhuis (1997). "Review Of Flightless Dolichopodidae (Diptera) In The Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 53: 1–29.
- ↑ "Rare Flightless Flies".
- ↑ "Campsicnemus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-10-09.