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Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
572
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
78
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for American Samoa
6 Genera with 9 Species
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Helixocerus Lamb, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19412SpeciesTaxom
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
9 Species
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma consimile Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma ferriferum Lamb, 1929
Cryptophleps samoensis Bickel, 2006
Helixocerus mendosum Lamb, 1929
Heteropsilopus sydneyensis Macquart, 1846
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941
Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in American Samoa
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Dolichopodidae (Latreille 1809)
Dolichopodidae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Dolichopodidae at artfakta.se
Dolichopodidae at dyntaxa.se
Dolichopodidae at gbif.org
Dolichopodidae at irmng.org
Dolichopodidae at itis.gov
Dolichopodidae at marinespecies.org