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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
558
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
558
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
551
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
303
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
89
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
58
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caroline Islands
2 Families width 7 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caroline Islands
3 Genera with 7 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19944SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
7 Species
Amblypsilopus ponapensis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus sabroskyi Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma clarkei Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma kusaiense Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma townesi Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma yapense Bickel, 1994
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Caroline Islands
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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