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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
282
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
48
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
3 Families width 31 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies18SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
15 Genera with 31 Species
Asyndetus Loew, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1933Long-Legged Fly7SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Elaphcopexa1SpeciesTaxom
Enlinia Aldrich, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Euhybos Melander, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Harmstonia Robinson, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Micromedetera Robinson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Psilopus Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19743SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
31 Species
Asyndetus wirthi Robinson, 1997
Condylostylus albiciliatus Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus albihirtus Van Duzee, 1929
Condylostylus bifimbriatus Aldrich, 1901
Condylostylus graenicheri Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus suavium Walker, 1849
Condylostylus tarsatus Van Duzee, 1932
Condylostylus umbrinervis Parent, 1933
Drapetis bacis Walker, 1849
Drapetis flavicornis Melander, 1918
Drapetis simplicipes Melander, 1918
Drapetis stictica Rogers, 1983
Drapetis upsilon Melander, 1918
Elaphcopexa upsilon
Enlinia crassipes Robinson, 1975
Enlinia farri Robinson, 1975
Enlinia jamaicensis Robinson, 1975
Euhybos spiniger
Euhybus spiniger Melander, 1927
Harmstonia acuta Robinson, 1975
Harmstonia jamaicensis Robinson, 1975
Hilara viridis
Lamprempis viridis Coquillett, 1895
Medetera jamaicensis Curran, 1928
Micromedetera wirthi Robinson, 1975
Psilopus bifimbriatus (Aldrich, 1901)⇒ Condylostylus bifimbriatus Aldrich, 1901
Psilopus fimbriatus
Sciapus cilicostatus Van Duzee, 1927
Syneches inversus Curran, 1928
Syneches jamaicensis Wilder, 1974
Syneches pallidus Wilder, 1974

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Jamaica
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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