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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Mashonaland (North Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
2033
2985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
2032
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
2003
2921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
1752
2652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
178
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
140
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
46
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mashonaland
3 Families width 10 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mashonaland
8 Genera with 10 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mashonaland
10 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) barbitos Smith, 1971
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hercostomus rhodesiensis Parent, 1939
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Micromorphus spatulipes Parent, 1937
Paraclius atricornis Parent, 1934
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Rhamphomyia collini Smith, 1971
Rhamphomyia rhodesiensis Collin, 1938
Rhaphium currani Parent, 1939

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Mashonaland
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
4
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