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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Lofoten (Nordland, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
277
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
275
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
260
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
239
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
56
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
47
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lofoten
3 Families width 12 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lofoten
7 Genera with 12 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1873Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lofoten
12 Species
Bicellaria simplicipes Zetterstedt, 1842
Chersodromia arenaria Haliday, 1833
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) rupestris Haliday, 1833Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) vitripennis Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus nubilis Meigen, 1824
Hilara scrobiculata Loew, 1873
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Lofoten
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
8
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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