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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region London (Greater London, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1230
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1230
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1213
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1079
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
254
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
182
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for London
3 Families width 5 Species
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for London
4 Genera with 5 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for London
5 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caudata (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia aethiops Zetterstedt, 1838
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in London
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
1
1
Genus
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
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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