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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
126
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
82
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Crete
2 Families width 8 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Crete
7 Genera with 8 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
8 Species
Chelifera prectoria Fallen, 1816
Chersodromia mediterranea Chvala, 1970
Dolichocephala cretica Wagner, 1995
Dolichocephala vaillanti Wagner, 1995
Empis (Xanthempis) testiculata Bezzi, 1909
Platypalpus excavatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) biroi Bezzi, 1908
Roederiodes malickyi Wagner, 1981

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Crete
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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