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Checklist of Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
220
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
36
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
29
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
29 Genera with 56 Species
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D
E
G
H
L
M
P
S
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Acropsilus Mik, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 2000Long-Legged Fly2SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1998Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Grootaertia Grichanov, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 199711SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Peodes Loew, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Schistostoma Becker, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19978SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropsilus brevitalus Parent, 1937
Afrohercostomus argyropus argyropus Loew, 1858
Afrohercostomus argyropus par Parent, 1934
Afrohercostomus caprivi Grichanov, 2004
Amblypsilopus cilifrons Parents, 1937
Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma tricrinitum Parent, 1933
Chrysotus inconspicuus Loew, 1858
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Condylostylus sinclairi Grichanov, 2000
Corindia saegeri Grichanov, 1998
Cryptophleps rothii Couturier, 1978
Cymatopus griseatus Curran, 1926
Diaphorus lawrencei Curran, 1926
Dolichopus afroungulatus Loew, 1873
Dolichopus angularis Macquart, 1842
Dolichopus fractinervis Loew, 1863
Dolichopus nikolaevae Grichanov, 1998
Ethiosciapus trochanteralis Curran, 1924
Grootaertia skorpionensis Grichanov, 2006
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus caprivi Grichanov, 2004
Hydrophorus hydrophylax Parent, 1939
Hydrophorus jeanneli Parent, 1938
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Lichtwardtia nikolaevae (Grichanov, 1998)⇒ Dolichopus nikolaevae Grichanov, 1998
Medetera africana Grichanov, 2000
Medetera chumakovi Grichanov, 1997
Medetera cimbebasia Grichanov, 2000
Medetera lvovskii Adams, 1903
Medetera norlingi Grichanov, 1997
Medetera otiosa Parent, 1934
Medetera polleti Grichanov, 1997
Medetera pseudotiosa Grichanov, 1999
Medetera rikhterae Grichanov, 1997
Medetera simplicis Curran, 1924
Medetera subchevi Grichanov, 1997
Mesorhaga kirkspriggsi Grichanov, 2000
Micromorphus maraisi Grichanov, 2000
Parentia asymmetrica Grichanov, 2000
Pelastoneurus ambiguus Parent, 1934
Pelastoneurus micrurus Parent, 1933
Peodes penichrotes Wei & Zheng, 1998
Schistostoma brandbergensis Shamshev & S..., 2006
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Teuchophorus caprivi Grichanov, 2000
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) bipunctatus Curran, 1926
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) munroi Curran, 1926
Thinophilus munroi setiscutellatus Grichanov, 1997
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) prudens Lindner, 1937
Thinophilus imperialis Curran, 1924
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thinophilus palpatus Parent, 1929
Thinophilus setiscutellatus Grichanov, 1997
Thrypticus kataevi Grichanov, 1998
Trigonocera africana Naglis, 1999

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMicrophorinae
Collin, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPeloropeodinae
Robinson, 1970
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Dolichopodidae (Latreille 1809)
Dolichopodidae (Latreille 1809)


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