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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
300
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
70
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
4 Families width 154 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies38SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies51SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies65SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19080SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
70 Genera with 154 Species
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Acarterus Loew, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Afrodromia Smith, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Afrohybos Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cemocarus Meuffels & G..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1999Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Edenophorus Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Grootaertia Grichanov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19997SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19696SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocyrtoma Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19197SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Microcyrtura Robinson, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paracleius Bigot, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Peodes Loew, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pindaia Bickel, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 196912SpeciesTaxom
Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Rubistella Garrett Jones, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Stolidosoma Becker, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Syntormoneura Curran, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
154 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acarterus darwini Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus londti Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus nigricans Sinclair, 1996
Afrodromia bicolor Smith, 1969
Afrodromia longicornis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia maculifemur Smith, 1969
Afrohybos valentinus Smith, 1969
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Brachystoma bimaculatum Smith, 1969
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Cemocarus stuckenbergi Grichanov, 1997
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysosoma asperum Parent, 1934
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Chrysotus lobipes Parent, 1934
Clinocera smithi Sinclair, 1999
Crossopalpus arenaria Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus depressifrons Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Cymatopus griseatus Curran, 1926
Dactylonotus meuffelsi Grichanov, 1998
Dactylonotus nigricorpus Grichanov, 2016
Dactylonotus tsitsikamma Grichanov, 2016
Diaphorus inversus Curran, 1924
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Diaphorus munroi Curran, 1926
Dolichocephala fuscillanx Jones, 1940
Dolichocephala quadrispina Smith, 1969
Dolichopus adultus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus agronomus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus coercens Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Drapetis arenaria Smith, 1969
Drapetis depressifrons Smith, 1969
Drymodromia beckeri Smith, 1969
Drymodromia capensis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia maculipennis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia reducta Smith, 1969
Drymodromia similis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia simplex Smith, 1969
Drymodromia trochanterata Smith, 1969
Edenophorus knysna Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) calvinia Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalaka Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalolo Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) mashona Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) matabele Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) maviti Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) turneri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) umslingaani Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis glandis Smith, 1969
Empis namaqua Smith, 1969
Grootaertia kuznetsovi Grichanov, 1999
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia apicalis (Smith, 1969)⇒ Hemerodromia subapicalis Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hemerodromia basalis Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus disjectus Curran, 1926
Hercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Hercostomus nectarophagus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus peterbus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus synolcus Steyskal, 1966
Hercostomus turneri Grichanov, 1999
Hilara crassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara delta Smith, 1969
Hilara dentata (Smith, 1969)⇒ Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara gamma Smith, 1969
Hilara lasiopa (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara recurva Smith, 1969
Hilarempis adrianus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis alpha Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robusta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robustus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis tenuicornis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis vicina Smith, 1969
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Lamachella maculata Smith, 1969
Lamachella marginalis Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Medetera otiosa Parent, 1934
Medetera penura Curran, 1926
Medetera praedator Curran, 1926
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Microcyrtura campsicnemoides Robinson, 1964
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neurigona unicinata Negrobov, 1988
Nurteria bicolor Parent, 1934
Nurteria capensis Parent, 1934
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Paracleius whittingtoni Grichanov, 2004
Paraclius afer Curran, 1926
Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Peodes penichrotes Wei & Zheng, 1998
Pindaia enoggera Bickel, 2014
Platypalpus barotsei Smith, 1969
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus inermifemur Smith, 1969
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus loewi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus manikoosi
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus tsitsikama Smith, 1969
Platypalpus tsitsikamai
Platypalpus univittatus Loew, 1858
Platypalpus vicina
Platypalpus vicinus Smith, 1969
Plesiothalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Rhaphium pitkini Grichanov, 1995
Rhaphium triste Loew, 1858
Sciapus rosaceus Wiedemann, 1824
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus naivasha Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus venaticus Smith, 1969
Stolidosoma bicolor Parent, 1934
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus niger Parker, 1918
Sympycnus plexsim Reinhard, 1945
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Syneches capensis Smith, 1969
Syneches capensis mensa Smith, 1969
Syneches dichrous Bezzi, 1909
Syntormoneura basalis Curran, 1926
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachyempis vitripennis Bezzi, 1908
Tachytrechus bracteatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Wiedemannia edendalensis Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia rudebecki Smith, 1967
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
34
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
15
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
20
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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