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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Isle of Man (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1282
2243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1281
2241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1257
2197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1140
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
233
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
207
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
31
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Isle of Man
3 Families width 47 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies19SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Isle of Man
21 Genera with 47 Species
#ACDEHPRST
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18229SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Man
47 Species
Anepsiomyia flaviventris Meigen, 1824
Aphrosylus ferox Haliday, 1851
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus loripes Haliday, 1832
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chersodromia hirta Walker, 1835
Crossopalpus minimus Meigen, 1838
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
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 (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hercostomus cupreus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus cupreus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Hilara fulvibarba Strobl, 1899
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus bipunctatus Lehmann, 1822
Platypalpus longicornis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus subtilis Collin, 1926
Platypalpus verralli Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) erythrophthalma Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhaphium elegantulum Meigen, 1824
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Trichina flavipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Trichinomyia flavipes Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Isle of Man
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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