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Checklist for Family Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 (Long legged flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
288
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
59
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
18
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
18 Genera with 36 Species
Acropsilus Mik, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 193315SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1924Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19244SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paramedetera Grootaert & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Saccopheronta Becker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
36 Species
Acropsilus perminutus Parent, 1937
Acropsilus stekolnikovi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus barbipalpis Parent, 1937
Aphrosylus cilifemoratus Loew, 1862
Aphrosylus rossii Rampini, 1982
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma albilimbatum Bigot, 1890
Chrysosoma carum Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma gemmarium Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma gemmarius
Chrysosoma gemmeum Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma hargreavesi Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma inversum Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma marginatum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma mesotrichum Bezzi, 1908
Chrysosoma minusculum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma njalense Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma ramiseta Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma senegalense Macquart, 1834
Chrysosoma smaragdinus Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma tricrinitum Parent, 1933
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Medetera cederholmi Grichanov, 1997
Medetera luteoscutata Becker, 1912
Medetera nocturna Curran, 1927
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Paraclius afromaculatus Dyte & Smith, 1980
Paramedetera sierraleonensis Grichanov, 1999
Pelastoneurus diversipes Parent, 1934
Saccopheronta nigritibia Negrobov, Va..., 1981
Sciapus barbipalpis Parent, 1937
Sympycnus minor Parent, 1937
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Tachytrechus insolitus Parent, 1931
Tenuopus frontalis Curran, 1927

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPeloropeodinae
Robinson, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
2
2
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