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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
787
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
208
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
63
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Families width 126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies46SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies46SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies34SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19080SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
63 Genera with 126 Species
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Achradocera Coquillett, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Afrodromia Smith, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Afrohybos Smith, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1939Long-Legged Fly3SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1962Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Ethioscapus1SpeciesTaxom
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19345SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paracleius Bigot, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Rubistella Garrett Jones, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina5SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciopolina Curran, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Stuckenbergomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achradocera africana Parent, 1934
Afrodromia angularis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia fulgida Smith, 1969
Afrodromia genitalis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia montana Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Campsicnemus lasiocnemus
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chrysosoma parile Parent, 1931
Chrysotus inconspicuus Loew, 1858
Chrysotus indifferens Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysotus polychaetus Frey, 1945
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Condylostylus degener Parent, 1934
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Condylostylus paricoxa Parent, 1939
Crossopalpus cockerelli Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus nyaka Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Cryptophleps rothii Couturier, 1978
Dactylonotus grandicornis Parent, 1934
Diaphorus dasycnemus Loew, 1858
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichocephala duodecempunctata Smith, 1969
Dolichocephala fuscillanx Jones, 1940
Dolichopus afroungulatus Loew, 1873
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Drapetis adamsi Smith, 1969
Drapetis aenescens Wiedemann, 1830
Drapetis cockerelli Smith, 1969
Drapetis dingaani Smith, 1969
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Drapetis oribiensis Smith, 1969
Drapetis pandai Smith, 1969
Drapetis secunda Smith, 1969
Drymodromia simplex Smith, 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) dingaani Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) secunda Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis natalensis Smith, 1967
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Ethioscapus degener Parent, 1934
Ethiosciapus flavirostris Loew, 1858
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia magogi Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia seguyi Vaillant, 1953
Hemerodromia spectabilis Smith, 1969
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus synolcus Steyskal, 1966
Hilara bicrassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara omega Smith, 1969
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basalis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis crassitarsus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis smithii Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis sordida Loew, 1858
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Hybos natalensis Smith, 1969
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Hydrophorus vaalensis Parent, 1954
Lamachella marginalis Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Liancalus peringueyi decolor Parent, 1939
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Medetera africana Grichanov, 2000
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Medetera londti Grichanov, 2000
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Medetera turneri Parent, 1934
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Paracleius reavelli Grichanov, 2004
Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus barotsei Smith, 1969
Platypalpus eshowensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus ngomensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus similis Smith, 1969
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Sciapolina bevisi
Sciapolina bonniae Irwin, 1974
Sciapolina macularivena Irwin, 1974
Sciapolina palliatus Curran, 1927
Sciapolina stuckenbergorum Irwin, 1974
Sciopolina fasciata Curran, 1924
Stenoproctus chakai Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus similis Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus venaticus Smith, 1969
Stilpon leleupi Smith, 1969
Stuckenbergomyia secunda Smith, 1969
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus obliquus Parent, 1938
Syndyas lilani Smith, 1969
Syneches graminis Smith, 1969
Syneches macrothele Smith, 1969
Syneches natalensis Bigot, 1889
Syneches tuberculitibia Smith, 1969
Tachydromia lilaniensis Smith, 1969
Tachydromia petrabilis Smith, 1969
Tachytrechus imperator Curran, 1927
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus cognatus Parent, 1934
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004
Wiedemannia rudebecki Smith, 1967

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
32
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
16
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
14
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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