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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
154
1657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
2 Families width 15 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies14SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
9 Genera with 15 Species
Argyra Macquart, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Melanostolus Kowarz, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
15 Species
Argyra discedens Becker, 1907
Chrysotus cilipes Meigen, 1824
Chrysotus cupreus Macquart, 1827
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus suavis Loew, 1857
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Medetera plumbella Meigen, 1824
Melanostolus melancholicus Loew, 1869
Melanostolus nigricilius Loew, 1871
Rhaphium anale Becker, 1918
Sciapus adumbratus Becker, 1902
Sciapus longimanus Becker, 1907
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachytrechus consobrinus Haliday, 1851
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org