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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Estonia (Baltic States)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
4959
14408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
523
4951
14395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4883
14251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
335
4022
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
658
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
406
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
72
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
37
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Estonia
3 Families width 183 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies154SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Estonia
37 Genera with 183 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 182310SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1851Long-legged flies43SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18246SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18228SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 196735SpeciesTaxom
Melanostolus Kowarz, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18699SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18055SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Estonia
183 Species
Achalcus flavicollis Meigen, 1824
Argyra argentina Meigen, 1824
Argyra diaphana Fabricius, 1775
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Argyra setimana Loew, 1859
Bicellaria spuria (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck, 1910
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus dasycnemus Loew, 1857
Campsicnemus femoratus Ringdahl, 1949
Campsicnemus loripes Haliday, 1832
Campsicnemus lumbatus Loew, 1857
Campsicnemus marginatus Loew, 1857
Campsicnemus picticornis Zetterstedt, 1843
Campsicnemus pumilio Zetterstedt, 1843
Campsicnemus pusillus Meigen, 1824
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotimus molliculus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus cilipes Meigen, 1824
Chrysotus femoratus (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Chrysotus chilensis Van Duzee, 1930
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus laesus Wiedemann, 1817
Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817
Chrysotus obscuripes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Diaphorus nigricans Meigen, 1824
Chrysotus pulchellus Kowarz, 1874
Chrysotus suavis Loew, 1857
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Diaphorus exunguiculatus Parent, 1925
Diaphorus halteralis Loew, 1869
Diaphorus oculatus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) austriacus Parent, 1927
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) campestris Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) cilifemoratus Macquart, 1827
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) gubernator Mik, 1878
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latilimbatus Macquart, 1827
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latipennis Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) linearis Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lineatocornis Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) longitarsis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) maculipennis Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) migrans Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nigripes (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Hercostomus rusticus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nitidus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Dolichopus griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) notatus Staeger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) pennatus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) picipes (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Dolichopus lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) planitarsis Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) rupestris Haliday, 1833Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ruthei Loew, 1847
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) sabinus Haliday, 1838
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) signatus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) subpennatus Assis-Fonseca, 1976
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) vitripennis Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) wahlbergi Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus (Macrodolichopus) diadema Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus agilis (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Dolichopus coloradensis Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus arbustorum Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus atratus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus bonsdorfii Frey, 1915
Dolichopus metallica Bezzi, 1908
Dolichopus plumitarsis Fallen, 1823Long-legged fly
Dolichopus tanythrix Loew, 1869
Dolichopus virgultorum Haliday, 1851
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis pulvillata H. Loew, 1850
Gloma hirta H. Loew, 1850
Heleodromia (Illiesiella) foveata R. Wagner, 2000
Heleodromia starki C. Hoffeins, 1997
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus angustifrons (Staeger, 1842)⇒ Gymnopternus angustifrons Stæger, 1842
Hercostomus assimilis (Staeger, 1842)⇒ Gymnopternus assimilis Stæger, 1842
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hercostomus germanus Wiedemann, 1817
Hercostomus rusticus Meigen, 1824
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hybos grossipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775
Hydrophorus albiceps Frey, 1915
Hydrophorus balticus Meigen, 1824
Hydrophorus bipunctatus Lehmann, 1822
Hydrophorus borealis (Loew, 1857)⇒ Hydrophorus albiceps Frey, 1915
Hydrophorus brunnicosus Loew, 1857
Hydrophorus litoreus Fallen, 1823
Hydrophorus nebulosus Fallen, 1823
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Leptopeza clavipes H. Loew, 1850
Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera adjaniae Gosseries, 1988
Medetera ambigua (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera nitida Macquart, 1834
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera betulae Ringdahl, 1949
Medetera diadema Linnaeus, 1767
Medetera dichrocera Kowarz, 1877
Medetera excellens Frey, 1909
Medetera fasciata Frey, 1915
Medetera fumida Negrobov, 1967
Medetera impigra Collin, 1941
Medetera incrassata (Frey, 1909)⇒ Medetera inspissata Collin, 1952
Medetera infumata Loew, 1857
Medetera inspissata Collin, 1952
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera jugalis Collin, 1941
Medetera melancholica Lundbeck, 1912
Medetera micacea Loew, 1857
Medetera muralis Meigen, 1824
Medetera nitida Macquart, 1834
Medetera obscura Zetterstedt, 1838
Medetera pallipes Zetterstedt, 1843
Medetera parenti Stackelberg, 1925
Medetera pinicola Kowarz, 1877Engelmann's knotweed
Medetera plumbella Meigen, 1824
Medetera prjachinae Negrobov, 1974
Medetera pseudoapicalis Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera senicula Kowarz, 1877
Medetera setiventris Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera striata Parent, 1927
Medetera tenuicauda Loew, 1857
Medetera tristis Zetterstedt, 1838
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Medetera zinovjevi Negrobov, 1967
Melanostolus melancholicus Loew, 1869
Neurigona erichsoni Zetterstedt, 1843
Neurigona pallida Fallen, 1823
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Oedalea pennata Gimmerthal, 1842
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Platypalpus articulatus Macquart, 1827
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus pseudorapidus Kovalev, 1971
Poecilobothrus chrysozygos Wiedemann, 1817
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Ragas baltica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas bizarra Hoffeins & al., 2015
Ragas eocenica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas succinea Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas ulrichi Sinclair & H..., 2013
Rhamphomyia distans H. Loew, 1850
Rhamphomyia ungulina H. Loew, 1850
Rhaphium caliginosum Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhaphium elegantulum Meigen, 1824
Rhaphium fasciatum Meigen, 1824
Rhaphium fascipes Meigen, 1824
Rhaphium longicorne Fallen, 1823
Rhaphium monotrichum Loew, 1850
Rhaphium obscuripes Zetterstedt, 1849
Rhaphium patulum Raddatz, 1873
Rhaphium rivale Loew, 1869
Sciapus contristans Wiedemann, 1817
Sciapus longulus Fallen, 1823
Sciapus maritimus (Becker, 1918)⇒ Sciapus zonatulus Zetterstedt, 1843
Sciapus nervosus Lehmann, 1822
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Stilpon graminum Fallen, 1815
Sympycnus aeneicoxa Meigen, 1824
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syndyas nigripes Zetterstedt, 1842
Syntormon freymuthae Loew, 1873
Syntormon metathesis Loew, 1850
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Syntormon tarsatus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Syntormon tarsatum Fallen, 1823
Tachydromia (Tachypona) postposita R. Keilbach, 1982
Tachytrechus ammobates Haliday, 1851
Tachytrechus hamatus Loew, 1871
Teuchophorus nigricosta von Roser, 1840
Teuchophorus spinigerellus Zetterstedt, 1843
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) flavipalpis Zetterstedt, 1843
Thinophilus (Thinophilus) ruficornis Haliday, 1838
Xanthochlorus ornatus Haliday, 1832
Xanthochlorus tenellus Wiedemann, 1817

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Estonia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
21
154
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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