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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
300
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
207
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
30
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
22
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
3 Families width 60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies36SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
22 Genera with 60 Species
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Aphrosylus Haliday, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Balfouria Parent, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1875Long-legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Falbouria Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Kowarzia Mik, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18243SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphrosylus argyreatus Frey, 1945
Aphrosylus atlanticus Dahl, 1960
Aphrosylus calcarator Frey, 1945
Balfouria acorensis (Parent, 1933)⇒ Falbouria acorensis Parent, 1933
Campsicnemus armoricanus Parent, 1926
Campsicnemus atlanticus Dyte, 1980
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus loripes Haliday, 1832
Campsicnemus mirabilis Frey, 1945
Campsicnemus pumilio Zetterstedt, 1843
Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856
Chersodromia oraria Collin, 1966
Chrysotus azoricus Frey, 1945
Chrysotus elongatus Parent, 1934
Chrysotus polychaetus Frey, 1945
Chrysotus vulcanicola Frey, 1945
Chrysotus vulvanicola Frey, 1945
Chrysotus xanthoprasinus Bezzi, 1906
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera azorica Wagner & Sta..., 1991
Clinocera dahli Vaillant, 1964
Clinocera sexmculata Frey, 1945
Clinocera storai Frey, 1945
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) signifer Haliday, 1838
Dolichopus (Macrodolichopus) diadema Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus anacrostichus Frey, 1945
Dolichopus marshalli Parent, 1933
Dolichopus simillimus Parent, 1933
Dolichopus strigipes Verrall, 1875
Drapetis (Drapetis) assimilis Fallen, 1815
Drapetis (Drapetis) disparilis Frey, 1936
Empis (Coptophlebia) vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Falbouria acorensis Parent, 1933
Hydrophorus balticus Meigen, 1824
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Kowarzia azorica Wagner & Sta..., 1991
Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Kowarzia dahli Vaillant, 1964
Kowarzia sexmaculata Frey, 1945
Machaerium maritimae Haliday, 1832
Medetera dendrobaena Kowarz, 1877
Medetera saxatilis Collin, 1941
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Parathalassius blasigii Mik, 1891
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus obscuripes Strobl, 1899
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) gibba Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Sciapus brioni Becker, 1918
Sciapus glaucescens Loew, 1856
Sciapus glaucescens brioni Becker, 1918
Sciapus pallens Wiedemann, 1830
Stilpon graminum Fallen, 1815
Stilpon lunatus (Walker, 1851)⇒ Stilpon nubilus Collin, 1926
Stilpon nubilus Collin, 1926
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Azores
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
13
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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