Poecilosomella curvipes

Taxobox
name = "Poecilosomella curvipes"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Acalyptratae
superfamilia = Sphaeroceroidea
familia = Sphaeroceridae
subfamilia = Limosininae
genus = "Poecilosomella"
species = "P. curvipes"
binomial = "Poecilosomella curvipes"
binomial_authority = Papp, 2002

"Poecilosomella curvipes" is a distinctive species of fly belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae. It is only known from Taiwan.

This fly can reach a total length of over 3 mm which is large compared to most of its congeners. The body is generally dark brown. The legs are noticably thickened and curved with very long hairs on the forelegs. As with most members of the genus the legs are marked with light-coloured rings. The wings are light brown with yellow veins with some darker spots.

References

*cite journal |quotes=no |url=http://actazool.nhmus.hu/48/lpapp.pdf |title=Eighteen new Oriental species of "Poecilosomella" Duda (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) |journal=Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |volume=48 (2) |year=2002 |author=L. Papp |pages=107-156