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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		567
7483
24197		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		563
7468
24174		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		536
7367
23955		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		352
5928
20399		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		86
899
2459		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		67
694
1836		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
212
686		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies		4
42
106		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greece
4 Families width 106 Species
Atelestidae (Hennig, 1970)0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies27SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies33SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies46SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greece
42 Genera with 106 Species
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Atelestus Walker, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Champaedipsia1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 183322SpeciesTaxom
Euhybos Melander, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1833Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18245SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ortochile Latreille, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 199211SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Schistostoma Becker, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19903SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
106 Species
Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856
Champaedipsia minor
Chelifera prectoria Fallen, 1816
Chersodromia mediterranea Chvala, 1970
Chersodromia orlandinii Raffone, 1984
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Crossopalpus nigritellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Diaphorus grecus Parent, 1932
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichocephala cretica Wagner, 1995
Dolichocephala vaillanti Wagner, 1995
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus nimbatus Parent, 1927
Dolichopus remus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Drapetis (Drapetis) incompleta Collin, 1926
Empis (Coptophlebia) corcyrica Bezzi, 1909
Empis (Empis) praecox Loew, 1867
Empis (Euempis) ciliata Fabricius, 1787
Empis (Euempis) sericans Brullé, 1832
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Leptempis) adusta Loew, 1869
Empis (Leptempis) confusa Loew, 1865
Empis (Leptempis) lamellimmanis Daugeron, 1999
Empis (Leptempis) macra Loew, 1867
Empis (Leptempis) multispina Daugeron, 1999
Empis (Lissempis) insularis Chvala, 2003
Empis (Polyblepharis) cothurnata Brullé, 1832
Empis (Polyblepharis) dasynota Loew, 1869
Empis (Polyblepharis) dedecor Loew, 1869
Empis (Polyblepharis) engeli Chvala, 1999
Empis (Polyblepharis) lugubris Loew, 1869
Empis (Polyblepharis) nigerrima Loew, 1862
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) testiculata Bezzi, 1909
Empis fuscipes Gmelin, 1790
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Empis unicolor (Brullé, 1833)⇒ Empis nigritibialis Strobl, 1898
Euhybos nigripes
Hercostomus laufferi Strobl, 1909
Hilara ancylura
Hilara anisochaeta
Hilara bernmerzi Chvala, 2008
Hilara fusitibia Strobl, 1899
Hilara infuscata Brullé, 1832
Hilara pulvis
Hilara spectabilis Chvala, 2008
Hilara sublineata Brullé, 1833
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera flavipes (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Medetera insignis Girschner, 1888
Medetera insignis Girschner, 1888
Medetera micacea Loew, 1857
Medetera muralis Meigen, 1824
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Microphor crassipes Macquart, 1827
Microphor holosericeus Meigen, 1804
Microphor intermedius Collin, 1961
Microphor rostellatus Loew, 1864
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Ortochile nigrocoerulea Latreille, 1809
Platypalpus agilis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus excavatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Platypalpus excisus Becker, 1907
Platypalpus flammifer Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus graecus Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus halli Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus ingenuus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus novakii Strobl, 1893
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus rhodosensis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) kerteszi Oldenberg, 1927
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) biroi Bezzi, 1908
Rhamphomyia hyalina Brullé, 1833
Rhamphomyia olympiana Bartak, 1999
Rhaphium caliginosum Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhaphium ornatum Van Duzee, 1923
Roederiodes malickyi Wagner, 1981
Roederiodes siveci Wagner & Horvat, 1993
Scellus notatus Fabricius, 1781
Schistostoma nigrosetosum Chvala, 1987
Sciapus spinosus Parent, 1929
Sciapus tenuinervis Loew, 1857
Sybistroma nodicornis Wiedemann, 1824
Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon denticulatum Zetterstedt, 1843
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Tachydromia excisa (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus excisus Becker, 1907
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza excisa Melander, 1928
Teuchophorus pappi Grichanov, 1996
Teuchophorus simplex Mik, 1880
Thrypticus bicolor Macquart, 1827
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) ariadne Wagner, 1981
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) dyonysica Vaillant, 1990
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) graeca Vaillant & W..., 1990

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Greece
FamilyAtelestidae
Hennig, 1970
1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies		19
33		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies		9
46		Genera
Species
Taxom

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



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