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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
1811
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1811
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1770
3241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1568
2977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
345
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
233
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
47
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
30
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cumbria
4 Families width 71 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies23SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies30SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cumbria
30 Genera with 71 Species
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Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18229SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Symballophthalmus Becker, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1864Trichina worms2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cumbria
71 Species
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Bicellaria intermedia Lundbeck, 1910
Bicellaria vana Collin, 1926
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chersodromia alata Walker, 1835
Chersodromia cursitans Zetterstedt, 1819
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichopus atratus Meigen, 1824
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hemerodromia baetica Collin, 1927
Hercostomus gracilis Stannius, 1831
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Hilara cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara fulvibarba Strobl, 1899
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hybos grossipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Machaerium maritimae Haliday, 1832
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oedalea zetterstedti Collin, 1926
Platypalpus annulatus Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus ciliaris Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus cursitans Fabricius, 1775
Platypalpus longicornis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus notatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pallidicornis Collin, 1926
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) erythrophthalma Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) anomalipennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tibiella Zetterstedt, 1842
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Stilpon sublunata Collin, 1961
Symballophthalmus scapularis (Collin, 1961)⇒ Symballophthalmus fuscitarsis Zetterstedt, 1859
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachydromia umbrarum Haliday, 1833
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Tachytrechus insignis Stannius, 1831
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Trichina opaca Loew, 1864
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) insularis Collin, 1927
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cumbria
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
7
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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