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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1106
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1104
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1081
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
961
1621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
143
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
127
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Giessen
3 Families width 15 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Giessen
11 Genera with 15 Species
Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
15 Species
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Platypalpus agilis Meigen, 1822
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhaphium crassipes Meigen, 1824
Sciapus contristans Wiedemann, 1817
Xanthochlorus tenellus Wiedemann, 1817

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Giessen
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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