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Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
174
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
43
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
25
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
25 Genera with 65 Species
#ACDHLMPRST
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19966SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19975SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 2000Long-Legged Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1998Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19336SpeciesTaxom
Melanostolus Kowarz, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Saccopheronta Becker, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
65 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrohercostomus argyropus par Parent, 1934
Afrohercostomus blagoderovi Grichanov, 1999
Afrohercostomus congoensis Curran, 1925
Afrohercostomus ultimus Parent, 1935
Amblypsilopus bipectinatus Parent, 1934
Amblypsilopus cilifrons Parents, 1937
Amblypsilopus longifilus Becker, 1923
Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924
Amblypsilopus pectinatus De Meijere, 1910
Amblypsilopus steelei Grichanov, 1996
Argyra discedens Becker, 1907
Argyra robinsoni Grichanov, 1998
Chrysosoma longifilum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma puma Dyte & Smith, 1980Long-legged fly
Chrysosoma puma pallidicornis Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma stubbsi Grichanov, 1997
Chrysosoma tanasijtshuki Grichanov, 1997
Chrysotus inconspicuus Loew, 1858
Chrysotus pilicornis Becker, 1914
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Condylostylus paricoxa Parent, 1939
Condylostylus pseudoparicoxa Grichanov, 1999
Condylostylus ulrichi Grichanov, 2000
Diaphorus lawrencei Curran, 1926
Diaphorus schoutedeni Curran, 1925
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichopus hollisi Grichanov, 1998
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus blagoderovi Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus ozerovi Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus par (Parent, 1933)⇒ Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus wittei Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus yakovlevi Grichanov, 1999
Hydrophorus arambourgi Parent, 1938
Hydrophorus chappuisi Parent, 1938
Lichtwardtia hollisi (Grichanov, 1998)⇒ Dolichopus hollisi Grichanov, 1998
Medetera afra Curran, 1927
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Medetera nudipes Becker, 1914
Medetera shatalkini Grichanov, 1997
Medetera subviridis Parent, 1939
Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Melanostolus melancholicus Loew, 1869
Melanostolus nigricilius Loew, 1871
Paraclius afer Curran, 1926
Paraclius caudatus Parent, 1934
Pelastoneurus machakos Grichanov, 2004
Rhaphium bulyginskayae Grichanov, 1995
Rhaphium mcveighi Grichanov, 1995
Rhaphium pectiniger Parent, 1938
Rhaphium picketti Grichanov, 1995
Rhaphium reaveyi Grichanov, 1995
Saccopheronta shatalkini Grichanov, 1997
Saccopheronta zicsiana Grichanov, 1997
Sciapus bipectinatus Parent, 1934
Sybistroma bogoria Grichanov, 2004
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus rusticus Parent, 1935
Tachytrechus kenyensis Parent, 1938
Tenuopus taitensis Grichanov, 2000
Tenuopus unicolor Becker, 1914
Thinophilus aquaticus Becker, 1914
Thrypticus kataevi Grichanov, 1998
Thrypticus sinevi Grichanov, 1998
Thrypticus zagulyaevi Grichanov, 1998

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiinae
Bigot, 1852
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
3
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