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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
383
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
303
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
102
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mpumalanga
3 Families width 27 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies22SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mpumalanga
20 Genera with 27 Species
Acropsilus Mik, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19243SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syntormoneura Curran, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
27 Species
Acropsilus vorax Curran, 1927
Asyndetus crassitarsis Curran, 1926
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Chrysosoma auratum Curran, 1924
Chrysotus indifferens Osten Sacken, 1877
Diaphorus amplus Curran, 1926
Diaphorus brunneus Loew, 1858
Diaphorus munroi Curran, 1926
Diaphorus rita Curran, 1926
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus synolcus Steyskal, 1966
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera afra Curran, 1927
Medetera caffra Curran, 1927
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Pelastoneurus gracilis Curran, 1924
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus nectarophagus Brèthes, 1906
Syntormon caffer Curran, 1925
Tachytrechus alternatus Curran, 1924
Tachytrechus imperator Curran, 1927
Thinophilus imperialis Curran, 1924

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Mpumalanga
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
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