Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4268
12556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4267
12554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4207
12406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3469
10524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 58
445
1022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 46
371
813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 9
84
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
3 Families width 25 Species
Genera for Ethiopia
17 Genera with 25 Species | Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyra Macquart, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crossopalpus Bigot, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1873 | Long-legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetis Meigen, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethiosciapus Bickel, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hercostomus Loew, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1909 | Balloon Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Katangaia Parent, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medetera Fischer von ..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympycnus Loew, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachytrechus Haliday, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichis Klug, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
25 Species | Afrohercostomus afer Rondani, 1873 | | | Argyra kireichuki Grichanov, 1998 | | | Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Hydrotaea aenescens Wiedemann, 1830 | | Dolichopus afroungulatus Loew, 1873 | | | Drapetis antennata Becker, 1909 | | | Drapetis flavicollis Becker, 1909 | | | Empis poecilosoma Melander, 1946 | | | Ethiosciapus flavirostris Loew, 1858 | | | Hercostomus afer Rondani, 1873 | | | Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886 | | | Hercostomus balensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Hercostomus kefaensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Hercostomus ozerovi Grichanov, 1999 | | | Hercostomus straeleni Vanschuytbroeck, 1951 | | | Hilara lucidifrons Becker, 1909 | | | Katangaia ethiopiensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Medetera demeteri Grichanov, 1997 | | | Pelastoneurus micrurus Parent, 1933 | | | Rhamphomyia empidiformis Becker, 1909 | | | Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934 | | | Tachytrechus ethiopiensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Tachytrechus planitarisis Becker, 1907 | | | Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902 | | | Thinophilus palpatus Parent, 1929 | | | Trichis pallida Klug, 1832 | |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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