Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
572
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
519
759 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 37
109
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 27
78
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 4
9
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for American Samoa
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for American Samoa
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for American Samoa
11 Species | Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922 | | | Chrysosoma consimile Lamb, 1929 | | | Chrysosoma ferriferum Lamb, 1929 | | | Crossopalpus insularis Melander, 1952 | | | Cryptophleps samoensis Bickel, 2006 | | | Helixocerus mendosum Lamb, 1929 | | | Heteropsilopus sydneyensis Macquart, 1846 | | | Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887 | | | Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916 | Fly | | Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941 | | | Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006 | |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in American Samoa | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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