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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
311
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
212
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
86
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
25
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Families width 64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies36SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies26SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
25 Genera with 64 Species
#ACDEGHKMPST
Acropsilus Mik, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19355SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19985SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1998Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 02SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 012SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Gigantosciapus Grichanov, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Helicochaetus1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19998SpeciesTaxom
Katangaia Parent, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 20146SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 02SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropsilus olegi Wiedemann, 1830
Afrohercostomus argyropus par Parent, 1934
Afrohercostomus congoensis Curran, 1925
Afrohercostomus jani Dyte, 1957
Afrohercostomus straeleni Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
Afrohercostomus ultimus Parent, 1935
Amblypsilopus barkalovi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus weii Grichanov, 1999
Chrysosoma bequaerti Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma bicoloratum Grichanov, 1999
Chrysosoma kwangense Grichanov, 1999
Chrysosoma nalensis Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma pseudorepertum Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus selitskayae Grichanov, 1998
Corindia saegeri Grichanov, 1998
Corindia verschureni Grichanov, 1998
Crossopalpus quadrispina Collart Collart, 0
Crossopalpus yaekela Grootaert & ..., 0
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Drapetis yaekelaensis Grootaert & ..., 0
Drapetis zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza angulata Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza baeloi Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza congoensis
Elaphropeza incerta
Elaphropeza kona
Elaphropeza mai Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza monoseta
Elaphropeza moyindo Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza nuda
Elaphropeza plagiata Bezzi Bezzi, 0
Elaphropeza spuria Bezzi, 1904
Elaphropeza zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Empis (Coptophlebia) jacksoni Smith, 1971
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gigantosciapus francoisi Grichanov, 1998
Gigantosciapus nataliae Grichanov, 1998
Helicochaetus simplex Chamberlin, 1927
Hercostomus congoensis Steyskal, 1960
Hercostomus krivokhatskii Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus lictor Parent, 1937
Hercostomus longipilus (Parent, 1933)⇒ Hercostomus congoensis Steyskal, 1960
Hercostomus mottusi Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus ovchinnikovae Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus panteleevae Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus wittei Grichanov, 1999
Katangaia longifacies (Parent, 1933)⇒ Tachytrechus octavianus Grichanov, 2004
Medetera ghesquierei Grichanov, 1999
Medetera lvovskii Adams, 1903
Medetera seksyaevae Malloch, 1913
Mesorhaga garamba Grichanov, 1999
Peloropeodes matilei Grichanov, 2000
Platypalpus bolikoi Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus ikoso Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus lokonda Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus saffradi Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus triangulatus Yang & Yang, 1989
Platypalpus yangambensis Grootaert & ..., 2014
Stilpon congoensis
Stilpon variabilis
Syndyas zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Syntormon papei Grichanov, 2001
Tachydromia stilpon Meunier, 1899
Tenuopus zverevi Grichanov, 1996

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
16
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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