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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
2546
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
2545
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
2505
4047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
2220
3782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
267
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
217
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
41
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Selva Biological Station
3 Families width 5 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Selva Biological Station
8 Genera with 5 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Selva Biological Station
5 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Medetera pedestris Becker, 1922

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in La Selva Biological Station
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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