''Syntormon pallipes'' is a species of fly in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...

. It is found in the

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and

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realms. In 2019, the

mitochondrial genome Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA and mDNA) is the DNA located in the mitochondria organelles in a eukaryotic cell that converts chemical energy from food into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Mitochondrial DNA is a small portion of the DNA contained in ...

of ''S. pallipes'' was sequenced, as the first representative of the subfamily

Sympycninae Sympycninae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. In some classifications, this subfamily includes the genera of the subfamilies Peloropeodinae and Xanthochlorinae. Genera *'' Brevimyia'' Miller, 1945 *'' Calyxochaetus'' B ...

. '' Syntormon pseudospicatus'' is sometimes treated as a synonym of ''S. pallipes'', but they are argued by Drake (2020) to be distinct species. A subspecies named ''Syntormon pallipes longistylus'' was described by

Igor Grichanov Igor Yakovlevich Grichanov (; born 10 September 1958) is a Russian entomologist and ecologist. As a taxonomist, he specialised on Diptera notably Dolichopodidae. He joined the staff of the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection in 1981. In 1 ...

from

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in 2001. In 2020, it was determined that this subspecies was in fact a distinct species, '' Syntormon longistylus''.

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at BOLD Sympycninae Insects described in 1794 Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia Diptera of Africa Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{dolichopodidae-stub