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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
58
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
3 Families width 38 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies28SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
22 Genera with 38 Species
#ACDEGHLMPST
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19236SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1925Long-Legged Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1998Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Gigantosciapus Grichanov, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeza Sinclair, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptorhethum Aldrich, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
38 Species
Afrohercostomus jani Dyte, 1957
Amblypsilopus knorri Grichanov, 1999
Campsicnemus lantsovi Grichanov, 1998
Chrysosoma alboguttatum Parent, 1930
Chrysosoma gemmarium Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma gromieri Parent, 1929
Chrysosoma kamerunense Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma nguemba Parent, 2004
Chrysosoma ostentatum Becker, 1923
Condylostylus beckeri (Speiser, 1920)⇒ Condylostylus theodori Frey, 1925
Condylostylus congensis Curran, 1927
Condylostylus pateraeformis Becker, 1923
Condylostylus theodori Frey, 1925
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichopus emelyanovi Grichanov, 1998
Drapetis nuda Melander, 1918
Drapetis spinipes Melander, 1918
Empis (Disneyempis) hirsutipennis Smith, 1976
Empis (Disneyempis) spinifemorata Daugeron, 2000
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis vina Smith, 1971
Gigantosciapus oldroydi Grichanov, 1997
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus itineris Grichanov, 2004
Hercostomus rezniki Grichanov, 2004
Hercostomus tobiasi Grichanov, 1999
Hydropeza paniculata Sinclair & M..., 2004
Lamachella univittata Melander, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Leptorhethum flavicolle Becker, 1923
Lichtwardtia emelyanovi (Grichanov, 1998)⇒ Dolichopus emelyanovi Grichanov, 1998
Medetera viridipalpa Negrobov & S..., 1990
Pelastoneurus dobronosovi Grichanov, 2004
Pelastoneurus donskoffi Grichanov, 2004
Pelastoneurus micrurus Parent, 1933
Sciapus leiopus Doleschall, 1856
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Thrypticus kataevi Grichanov, 1998

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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