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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		405
3158
5581		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		405
3158
5581		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		386
3117
5530		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		277
2599
4758		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		82
728
1482		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		62
486
967		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
63
110		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies		3
43
88		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iceland
3 Families width 88 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies48SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies20SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iceland
43 Genera with 88 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allanthalia Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1900Long-legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19854SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iceland
88 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Amblypsilopus abruptus Walker, 1859
Amblypsilopus muticus Thomson, 1869
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Bicellaria angustifurca Melander, 1928
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus armatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chersodromia arenaria Haliday, 1833
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus footei Harmston, 1966Marigold pepper
Dolichopus hastatus Loew, 1864
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus obsoletus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus pugil Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus wheeleri Melander & B..., 1900Daggerpod
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Hydrophorus alpinus Wahlberg, 1844
Hydrophorus chrysologus Walker, 1849
Leptopeza disparilis Melander, 1902
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus ecalceatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917Cooley's meadow-rue
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) hirtula Zetterstedt, 1842San Bernardino Mountain gilia
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) simplex Zetterstedt, 1849
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hoeli (Frey, 1950)⇒ Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Scellus spinimanus Zetterstedt, 1843
Stilpon curvipes Melander, 1928
Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syntormon flexibile Wulp, 1890Long-legged fly
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tachytrechus ammobates Haliday, 1851
Tachytrechus consobrinus Haliday, 1851
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Iceland
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies		19
48		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies		15
20		Genera
Species
Taxom



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