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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
549
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
426
940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
82
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
47
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nepal
4 Families width 148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies90SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies32SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies25SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nepal
47 Genera with 148 Species
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Allohercostomus Yang, Saigus..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bergenstammia Mik, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chilcottomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 198437SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 2004Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Ephydrempis Saigusa, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1965Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Hypenella Collin, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Leptocyrtoma Saigusa, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19875SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nepalomyia Hollis, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19659SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19654SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacodromia Saigusa, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 192613SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allohercostomus nepalensis Yang, Saigus..., 2001
Amblypsilopus humilis Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus imitans Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus pusillus Macquart, 1842
Argyra pseudosuperba Hollis, 1964
Bergenstammia evae Smith, K.G.V., 1965
Chelifera bakra Smith, 1965
Chelipoda bakra (Smith, 1965)⇒ Chelifera bakra Smith, 1965
Chelipoda keta Smith, 1965
Chilcottomyia nepalensis
Chrysotimus ancistrus Yang, Saigus..., 2008
Chrysotimus anomalicerus (Hollis, 1964)⇒ Teuchophorus anomalicerus Hollis, 1964
Chrysotimus curvispinus Yang, Saigus..., 2008
Chrysotimus digitiforme Yang, Saigus..., 2008
Chrysotimus furcatus Yang, Saigus..., 2008
Chrysotimus nepalensis Yang, Saigus..., 2008
Chrysotus kholsa Hollis, 1964
Chrysotus pseudocilipes Hollis, 1964
Clinocera chilamche Smith, 1965
Clinocera evae Smith, 1965
Clinocera nadi Smith, 1965
Clinocera pani Smith, 1965
Crossopalpus kholsa
Diaphorus jeanae Hollis, 1964
Diaphorus mandarinus Wiedemann, 1830
Diaphorus sanguensis Hollis, 1964
Diostracus alticola Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus angustipalpis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus aurifer Takagi, 1972
Diostracus auripalpis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus auripilosus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus emotoi Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus femoratus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus fenestratus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus flexus Takagi, 1972
Diostracus fulvispinatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus gymnoscutellatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus impulvillatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus longicornis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus longiunguis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus magnipalpis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus makiharai Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus nebulosus Takagi, 1972
Diostracus nepalensis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus nigrilineatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus nigripilosus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus nishidai Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus parvipunctatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus parvus Foote, 1960
Diostracus pennilobatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus pretiosus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus pulchripennis Phillips, 1923
Diostracus quadrisetosus Coquillett, 1894
Diostracus ramulosus Takagi, 1972
Diostracus reticulatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus rotundicornis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus shimai Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus simplicipes Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus tangalensis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus umbrinervis Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus unipunctatus Saigusa, 1984
Diostracus unisetosus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichocephala flamingo Smith, 1965
Dolichopus angustinervis Becker, 1922
Dolichopus exsul Aldrich, 1922Fly
Dolichopus nepalensis Yang, Saigus..., 2004
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) coei Smith, 1965
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) kala Smith, 1965
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) litoralis Smith, 1965
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) sanguensis Smith, 1965
Drapetis kholsa Smith, 1965
Drapetis ukhalo Smith, 1965
Drapetis uralo Smith, 1965
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) ukhalo Smith, K.G.V., 1965
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) uralo Smith, K.G.V., 1965
Elaphropeza ralloi Raffone, 1991
Ephydrempis setiventris Saigusa, 1986
Heleodromia ausobskyi Wagner, 1983
Heleodromia hilo Smith, 1965
Hemerodromia chila
Hemerodromia chita Smith, 1965
Hemerodromia lomri Smith, 1965
Hemerodromia pila Smith, 1965
Hemerodromia serpa Smith, 1965
Hercostomus phollae Hollis, 1964
Hercostomus ulleriensis Hollis, 1964
Hilara bhiga Smith, 1965
Hilara ghunzaensis Straka & Obuch, 1984
Hilara gila Smith, 1965
Hilara khola Smith, 1965
Hybos aimai Smith, 1965
Hybos bhainse Smith, 1965
Hypenella bhura Smith, 1965
Hypenella spumarius Smith, 1965
Leptocyrtoma shirozui Saigusa, 1986
Medetera austroapicalis Bickel, 1987
Medetera chillcotti Bickel, 1987
Medetera himalayensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera nepalensis Bickel, 1987
Medetera stomias Bickel, 1987
Micromorphus albipes Zetterstedt, 1843
Nepalomyia confusa Hollis, 1964
Nepalomyia dytei Hollis, 1964
Nepalomyia nepalensis Yang, Saigus..., 2003
Nepalomyia nigra Yang, Saigus..., 2003
Paraclius abbreviatus Malloch, 1920
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Platypalpus brunettii Melander, 1928
Platypalpus kosi Smith, 1965
Platypalpus narangi Smith, 1965
Platypalpus nepalensis Brunetti, 1920
Platypalpus quinlani Smith, 1965
Platypalpus sanguensis Smith, 1965
Platypalpus shealsi Smith, 1965
Platypalpus tapa Smith, 1965
Platypalpus taplejungensis Smith, 1965
Proclinopyga maewa Smith, 1963
Proclinopyga occidentalis Smith, 1965
Proclinopyga seticosta Saigusa, 1963
Proclinopyga seticosta occidentalis Smith, 1965
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhyacodromia evae
Sciapus pediformis Becker, 1922
Stenoproctus nepalensis Smith, 1965
Stilpon divergens Smith, 1965
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) turbidus Becker, 1922Longlegged fly
Sympycnus albipes Lamb, 1926
Sympycnus albipes nepalensis Hollis, 1964
Sympycnus arunensis Hollis, 1964
Sympycnus coei Hollis, 1964
Sympycnus gauri Hollis, 1964
Sympycnus gummigutti Becker, 1922
Sympycnus khola Hollis, 1964
Sympycnus laetus Becker, 1922
Sympycnus nepalensis Aldrich, 1916
Sympycnus pahar Parker, 1921
Sympycnus peniculitarsus Aldrich, 1916
Sympycnus takagii Allen, 1926
Syntormon ama Hollis, 1964
Syntormon babu Hollis, 1964
Syntormon dukha Hollis, 1964
Tachytrechus compositus Hollis, 1964
Tachytrechus crassitarsis Meijere, 1916
Teuchophorus anomalicerus Hollis, 1964
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Trichoclinocera glaucescens Brunetti, 1917
Trichoclinocera maewa (Smith, 1963)⇒ Proclinopyga maewa Smith, 1963
Trichoclinocera nepalensis Sinclair, 2005
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) saigusai Smith, 1965

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Nepal
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
22
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
15
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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