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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
382
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
305
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
57
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
27
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
3 Families width 70 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies65SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
27 Genera with 70 Species
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Achradocera Coquillett, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Acropsilus Mik, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 189613SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1830Long-Legged Fly7SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 186110SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nercostomus1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18964SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sarcionus Aldrich, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina1SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Symbolia Becker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
70 Species
Achradocera barbata Loew, 1861
Acropsilus niger Loew, 1869
Amblypsilopus psittacinus Loew, 1861
Asyndetus fratellus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) apicalis (Parent, 1932)⇒ Chrysotus parapicalis Bickel & Dyte, 1989
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) longipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) parapicalis Bickel & Dyte, 1989
Chrysotus acutus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus albipalpus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus brevitibia Van Duzee, 1927
Chrysotus excisus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus hirsutus Aldrich, 1896
Chrysotus inermis Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysotus longipalpus Edwards, 1932Long-legged fly
Chrysotus mexicanus Robinson, 1967
Chrysotus niger (Loew, 1869)⇒ Acropsilus niger Loew, 1869
Chrysotus proximus Aldrich, 1896
Condylostylus bellulus Aldrich, 1896
Condylostylus chrysoprasi Walker, 1849
Condylostylus graenicheri Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus jucundus Loew, 1861
Condylostylus mundus Wiedemann, 1830
Condylostylus pruinosus Coquillett, 1904
Condylostylus tibialis Wiedemann, 1830
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus nyaka Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Dactylomyia decora Aldrich, 1902
Diaphorus amoenus Aldrich, 1902
Diaphorus annulatus Macquart, 1842
Diaphorus contiguus Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus dimidiatus Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus dubius Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus flavipes Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus insulanus Van Duzee, 1930
Diaphorus parvulus Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus simplex Aldrich, 1896
Diaphorus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Drapetis comata Melander, 1918
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Micromorphus albipes Zetterstedt, 1843
Nercostomus latipes
Neurigona maculosa Naglis, 2003
Neurigona signifer Aldrich, 1896
Paraclius arcuatus Huckett, 1965
Paraclius discifer Collin, 1936
Paraclius elongatus Van Duzee, 1930
Paraclius filifer Aldrich, 1896
Paraclius filiferus Aldrich, 1896
Paraclius quadrinotatus Aldrich, 1902
Pelastoneurus argentifer Aldrich, 1896
Pelastoneurus lineatus (Aldrich, 1896)⇒ Pelastoneurus neolineatus Brooks, 2005
Pelastoneurus neolineatus Brooks, 2005
Pelastoneurus unguiculatus Aldrich, 1896
Peloropeodes falco Aldrich, 1896
Sarcionus lineatus Aldrich, 1896
Sciapolina bonniae Irwin, 1974
Sciapus flavidus Aldrich, 1896
Sciapus macula Wiedemann, 1830
Symbolia linearis Aldrich, 1896
Tachytrechus abdominalis Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus bellus Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus fuscicornis Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus latipes Aldrich, 1896
Tachytrechus superbus Aldrich, 1896
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934
Thrypticus cupulifera Aldrich, 1896
Thrypticus fraterculus Wheeler, 1890

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
24
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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