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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
620
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
620
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
595
940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
541
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
167
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
116
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morayshire
3 Families width 27 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morayshire
9 Genera with 27 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morayshire
27 Species
Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck, 1910
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) bicuspidata Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Platypalpus ciliaris Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus laticinctus Walker, 1851
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Morayshire
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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