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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Jordan (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1359
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1096
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
120
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
93
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
10
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jordan
4 Families width 25 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies17SpeciesTaxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jordan
10 Genera with 25 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Curvus Kaddumi, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 193712SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1937Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Kurnubempis Kaddumi, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
25 Species
Bicellaria femorata Collin, 1960
Bicellaria ingrata Collin, 1960
Chersodromia tschirnhausi Stark, 1995
Crossopalpus subaenescens Collin, 1960
Curvus khuludi Kaddumi, 2005
Empis (Euempis) spiralis Collin, 1937
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis cilicauda Collin, 1960
Empis dasycera Collin, 1960
Empis earina Collin, 1960
Empis leucotricha Collin, 1960
Empis mirifica Collin, 1960
Empis occlusa Collin, 1960
Empis palaestinensis Engel, 1946
Empis pexata Collin, 1960
Empis pleurica Collin, 1960
Empis syriaca Collin, 1937
Hilara comes Collin, 1960
Hilara megalochira Collin, 1937
Kurnubempis palistinicus H. F. Kaddumi, 2007
Microphor rostellatus Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) biserialis Collin, 1960
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) lamellata Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia tenuipes Becker, 1907
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Jordan
FamilyAtelestidae
Hennig, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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