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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Ameland (West Frisian Islands, Netherlands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1344
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
1341
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1308
2081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
1152
1894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
211
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
162
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
25
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ameland
3 Families width 14 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ameland
9 Genera with 14 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1831Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ameland
14 Species
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) longicornis Stannius, 1831Jointed sandmat
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Machaerium maritimae Haliday, 1832
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Ameland
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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