Dolichophorus
Introduction '''''Dolichophorus''''' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes eight species distributed in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical realms. The adults have a metallic green, green-black or blue-black body coloring, with some pruinescence.Revisions of the genus ''Medetera'' by Bickel in 1985 and 1987 suggested that ''Dolichophorus'' is derived from ''Medetera'' (rendering ''Medetera'' paraphyletic) and is closely related to the ''Medetera aberrans'' and ''Medetera melanesiana'' species groups. This was confirmed by a 2011 molecular phylogenetic analysis of ''Medetera'' and related genera.
Species *''Dolichophorus caucasicus'' Grichanov, 2009 – Azerbaijan (Lankaran)*''Dolichophorus friedmani'' Grichanov, 2009 – Madagascar*''Dolichophorus hamatus'' (Parent, 1936) – DR Congo*''Dolichophorus immaculatus'' Parent, 1944 – China*''Dolichophorus kerteszi'' Lichtwardt, 1902 – Europe*''Dolichophorus luteoscutatus'' (Parent, 1936) – DR Congo, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone*''Dolichophorus madagascariensis'' Grichanov, 2009 – Madagascar*''Dolichophorus manukyani'' Grichanov, 2024 – Madagascar
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