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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1538
2892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1537
2891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1516
2860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
1332
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
192
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
149
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leicestershire
3 Families width 16 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies9SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leicestershire
10 Genera with 16 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leicestershire
16 Species
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) pennatus Meigen, 1824
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hilara curtisi Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Tachydromia umbrarum Haliday, 1833
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Leicestershire
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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