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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
324
2076
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
1789
2505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
495
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
344
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
38
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
23
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge
3 Families width 37 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies11SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies18SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge
23 Genera with 37 Species
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Allanthalia Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Narabeenia Bickel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
37 Species
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus orichalceus Gosseries, 1989
Dolichopus terminalis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara quadriseta Collin, 1927
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985
Narabeenia difficilis Parent, 1932
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus annulatus Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus niger Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cambridge
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
13
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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