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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
110
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
32
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
3 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies25SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
32 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPST
Achradocera Coquillett, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Afrodromia Smith, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1934Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1962Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Ethioscapus1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Machaerium Haliday, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina5SpeciesTaxom
Sciopolina Curran, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achradocera africana Parent, 1934
Afrodromia genitalis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia montana Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Chrysosoma parile Parent, 1931
Chrysotus polychaetus Frey, 1945
Condylostylus degener Parent, 1934
Crossopalpus cockerelli Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Dolichocephala duodecempunctata Smith, 1969
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Drapetis cockerelli Smith, 1969
Drymodromia simplex Smith, 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) dingaani Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) secunda Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Ethioscapus degener Parent, 1934
Hemerodromia magogi Smith, 1969
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Hybos natalensis Smith, 1969
Liancalus peringueyi decolor Parent, 1939
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Platypalpus barotsei Smith, 1969
Platypalpus ngomensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus similis Smith, 1969
Sciapolina bevisi
Sciapolina bonniae Irwin, 1974
Sciapolina macularivena Irwin, 1974
Sciapolina palliatus Curran, 1927
Sciapolina stuckenbergorum Irwin, 1974
Sciopolina fasciata Curran, 1924
Stenoproctus chakai Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus similis Smith, 1969
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Syndyas lilani Smith, 1969
Syneches graminis Smith, 1969
Syneches tuberculitibia Smith, 1969
Tachydromia lilaniensis Smith, 1969
Tenuopus cognatus Parent, 1934

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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