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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
142
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
42
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
3 Families width 164 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies148SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
42 Genera with 164 Species
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Acropsilus Mik, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Aldabromyia Meuffels & G..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 200415SpeciesTaxom
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bickelia Grichanov, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19107SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1998Long-Legged Fly5SpeciesTaxom
Craterophorus Lamb, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1951Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Dytomyia Bickel, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mascaromyia Bickel, 200422SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 20075SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19334SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 190719SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Uncertain1SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
164 Species
Acropsilus errabundus Lamb, 1922
Aldabromyia plagiochaeta Osten Sacken, 1887
Amblypsilopus ambila Grichanov, 2004
Amblypsilopus ankaratrensis Grichanov, 1999
Amblypsilopus bruneli Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus cilifrons Parents, 1937
Amblypsilopus dallastai Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus flavus Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Amblypsilopus grootaerti Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus kaplanae Grichanov, 1999
Amblypsilopus kraussi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924
Amblypsilopus natalis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis Grimshaw, 1901Fly
Amblypsilopus ranomafana Grichanov, 2004
Amblypsilopus reunionensis Grichanov, 2004
Amblypsilopus takamaka Grichanov, 2004
Argyrochlamys impudicus Lamb, 1922
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Bickelia parallela Macquart, 1842
Bickelia subparalella Grichanov, 1996
Bickelia subparallela Grichanov, 1996
Chaetogonopteron marronense Meuffels & G..., 2007
Chaetogonopteron seychellense Meuffels & G..., 2007
Chersodromia ratti Raffone, 1987
Chrysosoma aestimabile Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma kamerunense Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma lutescens Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Chrysosoma madagascariense Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Chrysosoma minusculum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma simplex Meijere, 1910
Chrysotus cupreus Macquart, 1827
Chrysotus kerguelensis Enderlein, 1909
Chrysotus laesus Wiedemann, 1817
Chrysotus madagascariensis Dyte & Smith, 1980
Chrysotus melampodius Loew, 1857
Chrysotus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Condylostylus basovi Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus chaineyi Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus congensis Curran, 1927
Condylostylus pateraeformis Becker, 1923
Condylostylus skufjini Grichanov, 1998
Craterophorus currani Grichanov, 1998
Craterophorus mirabilis Lamb, 1922
Craterophorus mirus Lamb, 1921
Craterophorus parenti Grichanov, 1998
Craterophorus permirus Lamb, 1922
Crossopalpus angustata Collin, 1922
Crossopalpus basalis Collin, 1922
Cryptophleps nigrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Cryptophleps ochrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Diaphorus gracilis Parent, 1929
Diaphorus seyrigi Parent, 1934
Dolichopus aldabrensis Meuffels & G..., 2007
Dolichopus minuta Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Drapetis angustata Collin, 1922
Drapetis basalis Collin, 1922
Drapetis tibialis Rogers, 1983
Dytomyia deconinckae Grichanov, 1998
Dytomyia elenae Grichanov, 1998
Dytomyia nubilis Parent, 1935
Dytomyia paulyi Grichanov, 1998
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) ciliata Fabricius, 1787
Ethiosciapus alluaudi Parent, 1935
Ethiosciapus flavirostris Loew, 1858
Ethiosciapus latipes Parent, 1929
Ethiosciapus prysjonesi Meuffels & G..., 2007
Ethiosciapus trochanteralis Curran, 1924
Hercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Hercostomus transitorius Parent, 1934
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Mascaromyia albitarsis Sturtevant &..., 1954
Mascaromyia alexisi Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia babichae Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia bebourensis Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia bickeli Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia brooksi Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia cummingi Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia digrediens Meuffels & G..., 2007
Mascaromyia dytei Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia frolovi Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia gerlachi Meuffels & G..., 2007
Mascaromyia grimaldii Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia hutsoni Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia kalinkini Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia leptogaster Thomson, 1869
Mascaromyia loici Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia makhotkini Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia mauritiensis Parent, 1939
Mascaromyia michaeli Grichanov, 2004
Mascaromyia rufiventris Macquart, 1842
Mascaromyia shabuninae Grichanov, 1996
Mascaromyia tatyanae Grichanov, 2004
Medetera caffra Curran, 1927
Medetera diadema Linnaeus, 1767
Medetera grisecens Meijere, 1916
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medetera pachyneura Meuffels & G..., 2007
Mesorhaga demeyeri Grichanov, 1998
Mesorhaga pauliani Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Microphor crassipes Macquart, 1827
Neurigona angulata Meijere, 1916
Paraclius solivagus Lamb, 1922
Paraclius vadoni Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Pelastoneurus didyensis Grichanov, 2004
Pelastoneurus micrurus Parent, 1933
Pelastoneurus olejniceki Zetterstedt, 1860
Pelastoneurus pedunculatus Parent, 1933
Peloropeodes comorensis Grichanov, 2000
Peloropeodes decembris Grichanov, 2000
Peloropeodes tsacasi Grichanov, 2000
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus lacteiseta Collin, 1922
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Scellus notatus Fabricius, 1781
Sciapus amplicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus bicalcaratus Parent, 1933
Sciapus bilobatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus duplicatus Parent, 1932
Sciapus flabellifer Becker, 1923
Sciapus grandicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus indistinctus Stein, 1895
Sciapus inflexus Strobl, 1894
Sciapus lasiophthalmus
Sciapus librativertex
Sciapus longimanus Becker, 1907
Sciapus magnicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus mauritiensis Parent, 1939
Sciapus pollicifer Lamb, 1922
Sciapus rectangularis Parent, 1937
Sciapus rosaceus Wiedemann, 1824
Sciapus stuckenbergi Shannon, 1923
Sciapus subfascipennis Shannon, 1923
Sciapus sylvaticus Becker, 1907
Sympycnus albipes Lamb, 1926
Sympycnus allotarsis Meuffels & G..., 2007
Sympycnus antiquus Parent, 1935
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Sympycnus nitidifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Sympycnus plexsim Reinhard, 1945
Sympycnus violaceus Lamb, 1922
Syndyas nitida Loew, 1858
Syntormon longistylus Grichanov, 2001
Syntormon madagascarensis Grichanov, 2001
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachytrechus amnoni Grichanov, 2004
Tachytrechus melanolepis Bezzi, 1906
Tachytrechus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Thinophilus aquaticus Becker, 1914
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thinophilus tinctus Parent, 1929
Uncertain australis
Urodolichus caudatus Lamb, 1922
Urodolichus gracilis Lamb, 1922
Urodolichus lambi Grichanov, 1998
Urodolichus ninae Grichanov, 1998
Urodolichus porphyropoides Lamb, 1922

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
34
148
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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