This genus of 83 valid species has a predominantly northern distribution. Most of the taxa occur in the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions. Only three species occur in the Neotropics. Five subgenera are recognized and all species except one have been placed in a subgenus. Dorylomorpha laeta is currently considered incertae sedis. The sole specimen (the holotype) is in poor condition and more material is required to allow the study of all characters necessary to place this to subgenus (Albrecht, 1990).  

All known hosts of Dorylomorpha belong to the Cicadellidae.

Dorylomorpha are very distinctive flies. The abdominal tergites are polished and shiny and they have long, clavate abdomens (constricted basally and widening distally). They also lack a pterostigma on the wing (within the Pipunculinae only Tomosvaryella and a few species of Eudorylas share this character). Crossvein r-m is also situated basally in cell M of the wing. Tomosvaryella typically have this crossvein in the middle of cell M.

Albrecht (1990) provides key to the world species.

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Albrecht (1990) provides a phenogram for the genus (based on 142 characters).

Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Dorylomorpha

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
                                                             

Specimen Records:	126
Specimens with Sequences:	102
Specimens with Barcodes:	100
Public Records:	0
Species:	17
Species With Barcodes:	14

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