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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
562
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
522
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
78
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
71
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
30
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson Mandela Bay
3 Families width 5 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
5 Genera with 5 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Plesiothalassius Ulrich, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
5 Species
Crossopalpus arenaria Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Drapetis arenaria Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Parathalassius capensis Smith, 1972
Plesiothalassius capensis Smith, 1972

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

Taxom



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