Campsicnemus englundi

Evenhuis, Neal L., 2009, Review of Campsicnemus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of the Marquesas, French Polynesia, with description of four new species groups, Zootaxa 2004, pp. 25-48 : 36

The englundi group

(Polynesian silly-walk flies)

Diagnosis. Species in this group are easily recognized by the conspicuously modified mid femur with large swollen area(s) ventrally combined with dense and stiff vestiture on those protuberances. Three species are here described from the Marquesas.

Common name: The common name “Polynesian silly-walk flies” refers to the extreme modifications of the shape of the mid femur and mid tibiae, which causes the legs to be positioned in a bandy-legged fashion (the same bandy-legged posture is found in the Hawaiian C. charliechaplini Evenhuis , which was named for Charlie Chaplin, who was characterized for his silly bandy-legged walking).

Included species:

cheesmanae Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Fatu Hiva]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).

englundi Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Fatu Hiva]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).

plautus Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Hiva Oa]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).