AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
300
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
70
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
34
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
34 Genera with 65 Species
#ACDGHMNPRSTX
Aphrosylus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cemocarus Meuffels & G..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1999Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Grootaertia Grichanov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19997SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19197SpeciesTaxom
Microcyrtura Robinson, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Paracleius Bigot, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Peodes Loew, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pindaia Bickel, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stolidosoma Becker, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Syntormoneura Curran, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
65 Species
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Cemocarus stuckenbergi Grichanov, 1997
Chrysosoma asperum Parent, 1934
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Chrysotus lobipes Parent, 1934
Cymatopus griseatus Curran, 1926
Dactylonotus meuffelsi Grichanov, 1998
Dactylonotus nigricorpus Grichanov, 2016
Dactylonotus tsitsikamma Grichanov, 2016
Diaphorus inversus Curran, 1924
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Diaphorus munroi Curran, 1926
Dolichopus adultus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus agronomus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus coercens Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Grootaertia kuznetsovi Grichanov, 1999
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus disjectus Curran, 1926
Hercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Hercostomus nectarophagus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus peterbus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus synolcus Steyskal, 1966
Hercostomus turneri Grichanov, 1999
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Medetera otiosa Parent, 1934
Medetera penura Curran, 1926
Medetera praedator Curran, 1926
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Microcyrtura campsicnemoides Robinson, 1964
Neurigona unicinata Negrobov, 1988
Nurteria bicolor Parent, 1934
Nurteria capensis Parent, 1934
Paracleius whittingtoni Grichanov, 2004
Paraclius afer Curran, 1926
Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Peodes penichrotes Wei & Zheng, 1998
Pindaia enoggera Bickel, 2014
Plesiothalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Rhaphium pitkini Grichanov, 1995
Rhaphium triste Loew, 1858
Sciapus rosaceus Wiedemann, 1824
Stolidosoma bicolor Parent, 1934
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus niger Parker, 1918
Sympycnus plexsim Reinhard, 1945
Syntormoneura basalis Curran, 1926
Tachytrechus bracteatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParathalassiinae
Chvala, 1981
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPeloropeodinae
Robinson, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiinae
Bigot, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStolidosominae
Becker, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthochlorinae
Aldrich, 1905
1
1
Genus
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