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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Hertfordshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1401
2464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1278
2311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
350
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
194
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
31
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hertfordshire
4 Families width 37 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies10SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies16SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hertfordshire
18 Genera with 37 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17618SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1827Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18244SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hertfordshire
37 Species
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus formosus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) scutellata Curtis, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Euthyneura gyllenhali Zetterstedt, 1838
Euthyneura inermis Becker, 1910
Euthyneura myrtilli Macquart, 1836
Hercostomus cupreus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus cupreus Fallen, 1823
Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos grossipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera impigra Collin, 1941
Medetera tristis Zetterstedt, 1838
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oedalea apicalis Loew, 1859
Oedalea holmgreni Zetterstedt, 1852
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Platypalpus aristatus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus australominutus Grootaert, 1989
Platypalpus ciliaris Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus parvicauda Collin, 1926
Platypalpus pectoralis Fallen, 1815
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Sybistroma obscurellus Fallen, 1823
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Hertfordshire
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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