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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
568
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
568
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
565
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
538
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
102
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lincolnshire
3 Families width 13 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lincolnshire
7 Genera with 13 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lincolnshire
13 Species
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) clavipes Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) urbanus Meigen, 1824
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Platypalpus strigifrons Zetterstedt, 1849
Poecilobothrus fumipennis (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Poecilobothrus principalis Loew, 1861
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Lincolnshire
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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