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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Argyll and Bute (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
940
1652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
908
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
840
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
200
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
129
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Argyll and Bute
3 Families width 7 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Argyll and Bute
6 Genera with 7 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argyll and Bute
7 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Platypalpus extricata
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Argyll and Bute
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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