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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
168
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly
18
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
18 Genera with 27 Species
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1939Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrohercostomus argyropus argyropus Loew, 1858
Afrohercostomus dimidiatus Curran, 1939
Afrohercostomus rhodesiensis Parent, 1939
Amblypsilopus cuthbertsoni Parent, 1937
Amblypsilopus miserus Parent, 1935
Campsicnemus lasiocnemus
Chrysosoma ramiseta Parent, 1939
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Condylostylus paricoxa Parent, 1939
Dactylonotus frater Parent, 1939
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus dimidiatus Curran, 1939
Hercostomus patellitarsis Parent, 1934
Hercostomus rhodesiensis Parent, 1939
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Micromorphus spatulipes Parent, 1937
Paraclius atricornis Parent, 1934
Paraclius nebulo Parent, 1933
Parentia stenurus Loew, 1858
Rhaphium currani Parent, 1939
Sciapus cuthbertsoni Parent, 1937
Sciapus longimanus Becker, 1907
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus obliquus Parent, 1938
Tenuopus acrosticalis Curran, 1927
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004

Subnodes of Dolichopodidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyDiaphorinae
Schiner, 1864
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichopodinae
Latreille, 1809
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophorinae
Lioy, 1864
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMedeterinae
Lioy, 1864
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeurigoninae
Aldrich, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPeloropeodinae
Robinson, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiinae
Bigot, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciapodinae
Becker, 1917
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympycninae
Aldrich, 1905
3
4
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