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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Bristol (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1415
2364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1414
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1382
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1218
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
313
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
286
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
29
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bristol
3 Families width 47 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies23SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies15SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bristol
18 Genera with 47 Species
Argyra Macquart, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1832Long-legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18228SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bristol
47 Species
Argyra argentina Meigen, 1824
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988
Argyra perplexa Becker, 1918
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) pennatus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) subpennatus Assis-Fonseca, 1976
Dolichopus festivus Haliday, 1832
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Lissempis) nigritarsis Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus chetifer Walker, 1849
Hercostomus nigriplantis Stannius, 1831
Hilara cornicula Loew, 1873
Hilara curtisi Collin, 1927
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara nigrina Fallen, 1816
Hilara nigrohirta Collin, 1927
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Neurigona suturalis Fallen, 1823
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Platypalpus agilis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus annulipes Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus calceatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus cothurnatus Macquart, 1827
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus optivus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus pallidicornis Collin, 1926
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhaphium caliginosum Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhaphium crassipes Meigen, 1824
Rhaphium macrocerum (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Rhaphium monotrichum Loew, 1850
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Syntormon macula Oldenberg, 1927
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Tachydromia flavicornis (Macquart, 1823)⇒ Platypalpus flavicornis Meigen, 1822
Xanthochlorus tenellus Wiedemann, 1817

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Bristol
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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