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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Invercargill (Southland, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
716
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
716
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
714
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
631
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
195
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
150
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Invercargill
3 Families width 19 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Invercargill
10 Genera with 19 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Invercargill
19 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus vanduzeei Curran, 1933
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus flavipes (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Dolichopus caligatus Wahlberg, 1850
Dolichopus lamellipes Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus nigrilineatus Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hydrophorus aestuum Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hydrophorus chrysologus Walker, 1849
Hydrophorus manicatus Collin, 1935
Parasyntormon classicum Harmston & K..., 1943
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Scellus spinimanus Zetterstedt, 1843
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Invercargill
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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