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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Inverness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1330
2176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1328
2175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1299
2134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1151
1935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
210
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
149
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
33
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Inverness
4 Families width 45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies17SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Inverness
23 Genera with 45 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Symballophthalmus Becker, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inverness
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achalcus californicus Osten Sacken, 1886
Bicellaria nigra Meigen, 1824
Bicellaria subpilosa Collin, 1926
Chelifera erecta (Collin, 1927)⇒ Chelifera stigmatica Schiner, 1862
Chelifera stigmatica Schiner, 1862
Chrysotus femoratus (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Chrysotus chilensis Van Duzee, 1930
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) argyrotarsis Wahlberg, 1850
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) subpennatus Assis-Fonseca, 1976
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) bicuspidata Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) laetabilis Collin, 1926
Hemerodromia baetica Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara setosa Collin, 1927
Hilara submaura Collin, 1927
Medetera cuspidata Collin, 1941
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Oedalea holmgreni Zetterstedt, 1852
Platypalpus exilis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin, 1926
Rhaphium riparium Meigen, 1824
Rhaphium rivale Loew, 1869
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Symballophthalmus pictipes Becker, 1889
Symballophthalmus pollinosus (Collin, 1961)⇒ Symballophthalmus pictipes Becker, 1889
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon zelleri Loew, 1850
Tachydromia acklandi Chvala, 1973
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Thrypticus pollinosus Verrall, 1912
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989
Wiedemannia rhynchops insularis Collin, 1927

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

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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