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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
585
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
104
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
27
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
3 Families width 78 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies73SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
27 Genera with 78 Species
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Amblypsilopus Bigot, 200411SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19236SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1998Long-Legged Fly5SpeciesTaxom
Craterophorus Lamb, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1951Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dytomyia Bickel, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19334SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Uncertain1SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
78 Species
Amblypsilopus ambila Grichanov, 2004
Amblypsilopus ankaratrensis Grichanov, 1999
Amblypsilopus bruneli Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus cilifrons Parents, 1937
Amblypsilopus dallastai Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus flavus Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Amblypsilopus grootaerti Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus kaplanae Grichanov, 1999
Amblypsilopus kraussi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924
Amblypsilopus ranomafana Grichanov, 2004
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Chrysosoma aestimabile Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma kamerunense Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma lutescens Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Chrysosoma madagascariense Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Chrysosoma minusculum Becker, 1923
Chrysotus cupreus Macquart, 1827
Chrysotus laesus Wiedemann, 1817
Chrysotus madagascariensis Dyte & Smith, 1980
Chrysotus melampodius Loew, 1857
Condylostylus basovi Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus chaineyi Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus congensis Curran, 1927
Condylostylus pateraeformis Becker, 1923
Condylostylus skufjini Grichanov, 1998
Craterophorus parenti Grichanov, 1998
Diaphorus gracilis Parent, 1929
Diaphorus seyrigi Parent, 1934
Dolichopus minuta Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
Dytomyia deconinckae Grichanov, 1998
Dytomyia elenae Grichanov, 1998
Dytomyia nubilis Parent, 1935
Dytomyia paulyi Grichanov, 1998
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Ethiosciapus alluaudi Parent, 1935
Ethiosciapus flavirostris Loew, 1858
Ethiosciapus latipes Parent, 1929
Ethiosciapus trochanteralis Curran, 1924
Hercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Hercostomus transitorius Parent, 1934
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera caffra Curran, 1927
Mesorhaga demeyeri Grichanov, 1998
Mesorhaga pauliani Vanschuytbroeck, 1952
Paraclius vadoni Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Pelastoneurus didyensis Grichanov, 2004
Pelastoneurus micrurus Parent, 1933
Pelastoneurus olejniceki Zetterstedt, 1860
Pelastoneurus pedunculatus Parent, 1933
Peloropeodes decembris Grichanov, 2000
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Sciapus bicalcaratus Parent, 1933
Sciapus flabellifer Becker, 1923
Sciapus inflexus Strobl, 1894
Sciapus longimanus Becker, 1907
Sciapus rectangularis Parent, 1937
Sciapus rosaceus Wiedemann, 1824
Sciapus stuckenbergi Shannon, 1923
Sciapus subfascipennis Shannon, 1923
Sciapus sylvaticus Becker, 1907
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus nitidifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Sympycnus plexsim Reinhard, 1945
Syntormon longistylus Grichanov, 2001
Syntormon madagascarensis Grichanov, 2001
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachytrechus amnoni Grichanov, 2004
Tachytrechus melanolepis Bezzi, 1906
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Thinophilus aquaticus Becker, 1914
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thinophilus tinctus Parent, 1929
Uncertain australis
Urodolichus lambi Grichanov, 1998
Urodolichus ninae Grichanov, 1998

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Madagascar
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
23
73
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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