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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
2692
4605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
1695
3023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
438
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
143
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
56
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cretaceous
3 Families width 48 Species
Atelestidae Hennig, 197014SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies24SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cretaceous
30 Genera with 48 Species
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Alavesia Waters & Arillo, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Archichrysotus Negrobov, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Archiplatypalpus Kovalev, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Atelestites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19992SpeciesTaxom
Burmitempis Cockerell, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cretodromia Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cretomicrophorus Negrobov, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Cretoplatypalpus Kovalev, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Curvus Kaddumi, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dianafranksia Coram, Jarze..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ecommocydromia Schlüter, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Electrocyrtoma Cockerell, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Emplita Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hasmona Giebel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Kurnubempis Kaddumi, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mesoplatypalpus Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Nemedromia Grimaldi & C..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Neoturonius Grimaldi & C..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Phaetempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Prolatomyia Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Protempis Ussatchov, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoacarterus Waters, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Retinitus Negrobov, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Trichinites Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Turonempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
48 Species
Alavesia prietoi E. Peñalver, 2007
Alavesia subiasi S. B. Waters, 1999
Apalocnemis canadambris Grimaldi & C..., 1999
Apalocnemis candambris D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Archichrysotus hennigi O. P. Negrobov, 1978
Archichrysotus incompletus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Archichrysotus manitobus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Archichrysotus minor O. P. Negrobov, 1978
Archiplatypalpus cretaceus V. G. Kovalev, 1974
Atelestites senectus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Avenaphora gallica Nel & al., 2016
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Burmitempis halteralis T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Cretodromia glaesa D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Cretomicrophorus novemundus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Cretomicrophorus piolencensis Nel & al., 2016
Cretomicrophorus rohdendorfi O. P. Negrobov, 1978
Cretoplatypalpus americanus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Cretoplatypalpus archaeus V. G. Kovalev, 1978
Curvus khuludi Kaddumi, 2005
Dianafranksia fisheri R. Coram, 2000
Ecommocydromia difficilis T. Schlüter, 1978
Electrocyrtoma burmanicum T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Empis orapaensis S. B. Waters, 1989
Emplita casei D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Hasmona leo C. G. Giebel, 1856
Kurnubempis palistinicus H. F. Kaddumi, 2007
Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites deploegi A. Nel, 2004
Microphorites extinctus W. Hennig, 1971
Microphorites magaliae Perrichot & ..., 2014
Microphorites oculeus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites similis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites utrillensis A. Arillo, 2008
Nemedromia campania D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Nemedromia telescopica D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Nemedromia turonia D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Neoturonius asymmetrus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Neoturonius cretatus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Neoturonius vetus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Phaetempis lebanensis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Prolatomyia elongata D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Protempis minuta D. Ren, 1998
Pseudoacarterus orapaensis S. B. Waters, 1989
Retinitus nervosus O. P. Negrobov, 1978
Sympycnites primaevus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Trichinites cretaceus W. Hennig, 1970
Turonempis styx D. A. Grimaldi, 1999

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cretaceous
FamilyAtelestidae
Hennig, 1970
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
16
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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