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Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
8 Genera with 7 Species
Diaphorus Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina1SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
7 Species
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Sciapolina stuckenbergorum Irwin, 1974
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus obliquus Parent, 1938
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
2
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