AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Lebanon (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1548
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
229
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
108
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
48
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
4 Families width 26 Species
Atelestidae Hennig, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies19SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
15 Genera with 26 Species
Atelestites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1941Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Phaetempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnites Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Trichinites Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
26 Species
Atelestites senectus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Clinocera fallaciosa Loew, 1873
Clinocera litanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Clinocera yahfoufana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Pachymeria) mediterranea Loew, 1864
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis insulata Collin, 1937
Empis spirifera Bezzi, 1909
Hemerodromia hammanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia hermelina Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia zarcana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hercostomus libanicola Parent, 1933
Hilara bovina Becker, 1910
Hilara cothurnata Engel, 1941
Microphorites extinctus W. Hennig, 1971
Microphorites oculeus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites similis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Phaetempis lebanensis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Sciapus aberrans Becker, 1918
Sympycnites primaevus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Trichinites cretaceus W. Hennig, 1970
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) lota Walker, 1851

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Lebanon
FamilyAtelestidae
Hennig, 1970
2
2
Genera
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
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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