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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Latvia (Baltic States)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
430
3171
7829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
427
3166
7822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3129
7765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
2556
6569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
366
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
161
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
28
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Latvia
3 Families width 17 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies11SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Latvia
10 Genera with 17 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Medeterites Grichanov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Latvia
17 Species
Empis pulvillata H. Loew, 1850
Gloma hirta H. Loew, 1850
Heleodromia (Illiesiella) foveata R. Wagner, 2000
Heleodromia starki C. Hoffeins, 1997
Leptopeza clavipes H. Loew, 1850
Medeterites molestus Meunier, 1907
Oedalea pennata Gimmerthal, 1842
Ragas baltica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas bizarra Hoffeins & al., 2015
Ragas eocenica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas succinea Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas ulrichi Sinclair & H..., 2013
Rhamphomyia distans H. Loew, 1850
Rhamphomyia ungulina H. Loew, 1850
Tachydromia (Tachypona) postposita R. Keilbach, 1982
Tachydromia semihyalipennis Gimmerthal, 1847
Thrypticus molestus F. Meunier, 1907

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Latvia
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
5
11
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