Hydrophorus bipunctatus (Lehmann, 1822)
(a long-legged fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydrophorus bipunctatus (a long-legged fly)
GenusHydrophorus (a genus of long-legged flies)
FamilyDOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)
SuperfamilyEMPIDOIDEA (dance flies, dagger flies, long-legged flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Empidoidea (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hydrophorus bipunctatus (a long-legged fly) :
1: Hydrophorus bipunctatus (a long-legged fly)
24 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female, swept off Bracken
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - diffuse lighting - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - direct lighting - magnifiedImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - direct lighting - magnified (2)Image 8: Female - head - anterior view - direct lighting - magnifiedImage 9: Female - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 10: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Wing - highly enlarged
2: Hydrophorus bipunctatus (a long-legged fly)
7 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO49 52° 30’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
Male, on mud, by muddy bog pool
Image 1: Head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Male - body - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 8: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white background (3)Image 9: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white background (4)Image 10: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Wing - magnified - white background

Hydrophorus bipunctatus (a long-legged fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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