Dasydorylas dactylos is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. It was described in 2020 by Behnam Motamedinia and Jeffrey H. Skevington from a male specimen collected in Israel.
Description The male holotype has a body length of about 3.3 mm, excluding the antennae. The species can be distinguished from related members of Dasydorylas by features including a long tapering flagellum, separated compound eyes in the male, and an apical finger-like process on the surstyli.
Distribution Dasydorylas dactylos is known from Israel.
Etymology The species name is derived from the Greek word dactylos, meaning "finger", referring to the shape of the surstyli.
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