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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
855
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
756
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
150
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire
2 Families width 14 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire
10 Genera with 14 Species
Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1838Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire
14 Species
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Campsicnemus armatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Chrysotus palustris Verrall, 1876
Chrysotus suavis Loew, 1857
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) clavipes Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) sabinus Haliday, 1838
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) lamellata Collin, 1926
Scellus notatus Fabricius, 1781
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cheshire
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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