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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
325
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
76
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
30
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
3 Families width 72 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies39SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
30 Genera with 72 Species
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Aphrosylus Haliday, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Dysaletria Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1908Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19084SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 195813SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Teneriffa Becker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
72 Species
Aphrosylus atlanticus Dahl, 1960
Aphrosylus beckeri Parent, 1927
Aphrosylus calcarator Frey, 1945
Aphrosylus canariensis Parent, 1929
Aphrosylus jucundus Becker, 1908
Aphrosylus occultus Becker, 1908
Aphrosylus raptor Haliday, 1851
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Argyra canariensis Becker, 1918
Campsicnemus crinitarsis Strobl, 1906
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Chelifera nubecula Becker, 1908
Chersodromia colliniana Frey, 1936
Chersodromia gratiosa Becker, 1908
Chersodromia pseudohirta Chvala, 1970
Chrysotimus varicoloris Becker, 1908
Chrysotus albibarbus Loew, 1857
Clinocera amarantha Becker, 1908
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Drapetis (Drapetis) disparilis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) flavicoxalis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) pusilla Loew, 1859
Drapetis (Drapetis) storai Frey, 1936
Dysaletria complicans Frey, 1958
Dysaletria varicolor Becker, 1908
Empis (Empis) similis Becker, 1908
Empis basilaris Becker, 1908
Hemerodromia claripennis Frey, 1958
Hercostomus canariensis Santos Abreu, 1929
Hercostomus exarticulatus Loew, 1857
Hercostomus femoratus Santos Abreu, 1929
Hercostomus insularum Becker, 1917
Hercostomus santosi Parent, 1929
Hercostomus testaceus Santos Abreu, 1929
Hilara empidoides Frey, 1958
Hilara laurae Becker, 1908
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Medetera parvicornis Santos Abreu, 1929
Medetera pulchrifacies Santos Abreu, 1929
Medetera storai Frey, 1935
Medetera sylvestris Becker, 1908
Platypalpus altuum Frey, 1958
Platypalpus argenteomicans Becker, 1908
Platypalpus baezi Grootaert & ..., 1989
Platypalpus canariensis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus fusicnemis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus marcosbaezi Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus ornatipes Bigot, 1892
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus sejunctus Collin, 1949
Platypalpus simplicitarsis Chvala & Kov..., 1974
Platypalpus submicans Frey, 1958
Platypalpus teneriffensis Becker, 1908
Platypalpus vulcanicus Frey, 1958
Rhaphium brevicorne Curtis, 1835
Rhaphium speciosum Santos Abreu, 1929
Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Sciapus montium Becker, 1908
Sciapus occultus (Santos Abreu, 1929)⇒ Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Stilpon appendiculatus Frey, 1936
Sympycnus aeneicoxa Meigen, 1824
Sympycnus pessimplex Steyskal, 1967
Sympycnus simplicipes (Becker, 1908)⇒ Sympycnus pessimplex Steyskal, 1967
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Tachydromia pseudointerrupta Chvala, 1970
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Teneriffa spicata Becker, 1908
Teuchophorus bipilosus Becker, 1908
Teuchophorus cupreoobscurus Santos Abreu, 1929
Thrypticus cupreus Macquart, 1838
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) lagunae Becker, 1908
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
17
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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