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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
365
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
26
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
3 Families width 59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies45SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Micronesia
20 Genera with 59 Species
Acropsilus Mik, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 199418SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Conchopus Takagi, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1935Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19607SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Krakatauia Enderlein, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19413SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropsilus udot Bickel, 1998
Amblypsilopus austerus Parent, 1935
Amblypsilopus belauensis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus biprovincialis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis Grimshaw, 1901Fly
Amblypsilopus ponapensis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus sabroskyi Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus trukensis Bickel, 1994
Chersodromia argentina Quate, 1960
Chrysosoma agrihan Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma arrogans Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma clarkei Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma gaumense Bickel, 1995
Chrysosoma guamense Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma kusaiense Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma ludens Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma macropus Thomson, 1869
Chrysosoma mariana Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma molestum Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma mutilatum Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma patellifer Thomson, 1869
Chrysosoma patelliferum Thomson, 1869
Chrysosoma pelagica Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma townesi Bickel, 1994
Chrysosoma yapense Bickel, 1994
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) crosbyi Van Duzee, 1924Longlegged fly
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) longipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Conchopus femoralis Masunaga & E..., 2012
Conchopus pacificus Masunaga & S..., 2010
Conchopus ventralis Masunaga & E..., 2012
Condylostylus tenebrosus atratum Parent, 1935
Crossopalpus cookiensis Smith, 1989
Crossopalpus kraussi (Quate, 1960)⇒ Crossopalpus cookiensis Smith, 1989
Crossopalpus simplex Quate, 1960
Cryptophleps atollensis Bickel, 1996
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Elaphropeza adelphide Quate, 1960
Elaphropeza atrilinea Quate, 1960
Elaphropeza ekphysis Quate, 1960
Elaphropeza formosae Bezzi, 1907
Elaphropeza pollicata Quate, 1960
Elaphropeza ponapensis Quate, 1960
Elaphropeza semibadia Quate, 1960
Hybos dnopheros Quate, 1960
Krakatauia evulgata Becker, 1922
Krakatauia micronesiana Bickel, 1994
Krakatauia pressipes Parent, 1929
Medetera babelthaup Bickel, 1994
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941
Paraclius germanus Parent, 1935
Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Sciapus micronesiana Bickel, 1994
Syneches platybregmus Quate, 1960

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Micronesia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
45
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
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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