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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1836
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1831
3189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1806
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1431
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
285
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
215
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
2 Families width 15 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
11 Genera with 15 Species
Chrysotimus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
15 Species
Chrysotimus molliculus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) claviger Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latilimbatus Macquart, 1827
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Hercostomus rusticus Meigen, 1824
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Neurigona pallida Fallen, 1823
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhaphium commune Meigen, 1824
Sciapus pallens Wiedemann, 1830
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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