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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
403
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
162
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
3 Families width 60 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies36SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies19SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
24 Genera with 60 Species
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Aphrosylus Haliday, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1902Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19125SpeciesTaxom
Paralleloneurum Becker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 194910SpeciesTaxom
Schistostoma Becker, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
60 Species
Aphrosylus parcearmatus Parent, 1925
Asyndetus connexus Becker, 1902
Asyndetus dubius Parent, 1925
Asyndetus separatus Becker, 1902
Asyndetus transversalis Becker, 1907
Chersodromia amaura Becker, 1902
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Crossopalpus pilipes Loew, 1859
Crossopalpus subaenescens Collin, 1960
Dolichopus efflatouni Parent, 1925
Dolichopus flavocrinitus Becker, 1902
Drapetis (Drapetis) bicolor Collin, 1949
Drapetis laevis Becker, 1914
Empis cyrenaica Bezzi, 1925
Empis demissa Collin, 1949
Empis specularis Bezzi, 1909
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus nilicola Spuler, 1925
Hydrophorus rufinasutus Parent, 1925
Hydrophorus viridis Meigen, 1824
Medetera albescens Parent, 1925
Medetera albisetosa Parent, 1925
Medetera areneipes Parent, 1929
Medetera lutescens Becker, 1912
Medetera media Becker, 1912
Paralleloneurum cilifemoratum Becker, 1902
Phyllodromia birmanica (Brunner von ..., 1893)⇒ Sigmella birmanica Brunner von ..., 1893
Platypalpus anomalicerus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus approximatus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus chrysonotus Strobl, 1899
Platypalpus cognatus Collin, 1949
Platypalpus immaculatus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus obscuratoides Engel, 1939
Platypalpus ostiorum Becker, 1902
Platypalpus pachycera Collin, 1949
Platypalpus pictitarsis Becker, 1902
Platypalpus sejunctus Collin, 1949
Schistostoma cucullatum Collin, 1949
Schistostoma discretum Collin, 1949
Schistostoma eremita Becker, 1902
Schistostoma nigrescens Becker, 1907
Sciapus adumbratus Becker, 1902
Sciapus glaucescens Loew, 1856
Sciapus vicinus Parent, 1925
Sybistroma nodicornis Wiedemann, 1824
Sybistroma sinaiensis Grichanov, 2000
Sympycnus simplicipes (Becker, 1908)⇒ Sympycnus pessimplex Steyskal, 1967
Syntormon pseudospicatus Strobl, 1899
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Syntormon triangulipes Becker, 1902
Tachytrechus planitarisis Becker, 1907
Teuchophorus spinigerellus Zetterstedt, 1843
Thinophilus achilleus Mik, 1900
Thinophilus argyropalpis Becker, 1910
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thinophilus modestus Becker, 1902
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832
Trichis pallida Klug, 1832
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
15
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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