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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
463
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
315
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
84
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
3 Families width 36 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies12SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
20 Genera with 36 Species
Amictoides Bourgogne, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1831Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19412SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
36 Species
Amictoides breviventris Philippi, 1865
Aphrosylus lindbergi Frey, 1958
Aphrosylus salensis Grootaert & ..., 2019
Atrichopleura tephrodes Philippi, 1865
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856
Cladodromia bicolor Philippi, 1865
Cladodromia flavipes Philippi, 1865
Cladodromia pratincola Philippi, 1865
Crossopalpus complicatus Grootaert & ..., 2019
Crossopalpus salensis Grootaert & ..., 2019
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Drapetis antennata Becker, 1909
Drapetis nitidifrons Frey, 1958
Drapetis tiagoana Frey, 1958
Empis dumetorum Philippi, 1865
Empis fulvicollis Collin, 1933
Empis lasionota (Loew, 1869)⇒ Empis picipes Meigen, 1804
Empis montezuma Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Hercostomus appendiculatus Loew, 1859
Hercostomus ponderosus (Frey, 1958)⇒ Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Hilarempis dumicola Philippi, 1865
Hydrophorus poliogaster Philippi, 1865
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Medetera ambigua (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera nitida Macquart, 1834
Medetera saxatilis Collin, 1941
Neurigona biflexa Strobl, 1909
Platypalpus chilensis Philippi, 1865
Platypalpus testaceus Philippi, 1865
Sphicosa nigra Philippi, 1865
Sympycnus gorgon Frey, 1958
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Trigonocera rivosa Becker, 1902

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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