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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Dyfi National Nature Reserve (Ceredigion, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
199
1012
1619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1011
1618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
983
1578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
918
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
182
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
145
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
31
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dyfi National Nature Reserve
3 Families width 44 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies12SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies24SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dyfi National Nature Reserve
25 Genera with 44 Species
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Bicellaria Macquart, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1832Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Muscidideicus Becker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schoenophilus Mik, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dyfi National Nature Reserve
44 Species
Bicellaria nigra Meigen, 1824
Bicellaria simplicipes Zetterstedt, 1842
Chersodromia incana Walker, 1851
Chrysotimus molliculus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus pulchellus Kowarz, 1874
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichopus (Macrodolichopus) diadema Haliday, 1832
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus assimilis (Staeger, 1842)⇒ Gymnopternus assimilis Stæger, 1842
Hercostomus gracilis Stannius, 1831
Hilara cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus nebulosus Fallen, 1823
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Machaerium maritimae Haliday, 1832
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Muscidideicus praetextatus Haliday, 1855
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus longicornis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus strigifrons Zetterstedt, 1849
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhaphium discolor Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Schoenophilus versutus Haliday, 1851
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Dyfi National Nature Reserve
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
15
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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