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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
524
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
183
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
41
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
4 Families width 53 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies13SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies32SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies8SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19080SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
41 Genera with 53 Species
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Afrodromia Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1962Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1892Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19264SpeciesTaxom
Microcyrtura Robinson, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Paracleius Bigot, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Peodes Loew, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rubistella Garrett Jones, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Syntormoneura Curran, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
53 Species
Afrodromia bicolor Smith, 1969
Crossopalpus arenaria Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Cymatopus griseatus Curran, 1926
Dactylonotus tsitsikamma Grichanov, 2016
Diaphorus inversus Curran, 1924
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Diaphorus munroi Curran, 1926
Dolichocephala fuscillanx Jones, 1940
Dolichocephala quadrispina Smith, 1969
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Drapetis arenaria Smith, 1969
Drymodromia capensis Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia basalis Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus nectarophagus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus peterbus Curran, 1924
Hilara lasiopa (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilarempis alpha Smith, 1969
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Lamachella maculata Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Medetera penura Curran, 1926
Medetera praedator Curran, 1926
Microcyrtura campsicnemoides Robinson, 1964
Neurigona unicinata Negrobov, 1988
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Paracleius whittingtoni Grichanov, 2004
Paraclius afer Curran, 1926
Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Peodes penichrotes Wei & Zheng, 1998
Platypalpus tsitsikama Smith, 1969
Plesiothalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhaphium triste Loew, 1858
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus naivasha Smith, 1969
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus niger Parker, 1918
Syntormoneura basalis Curran, 1926
Tachytrechus bracteatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Wiedemannia edendalensis Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia rudebecki Smith, 1967

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
22
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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