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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region New England (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
695
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
695
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
660
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
549
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
113
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
94
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
41
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New England
4 Families width 38 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies34SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New England
17 Genera with 38 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Antyx Meuffels & G..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Arachnomyia White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Atlatlia Bickel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Austrosciapus Bickel, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Bandella Bickel, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Negrobovia Bickel, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Yumbera Bickel, 19922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New England
38 Species
Amblypsilopus montanorum Loew, 1862
Antyx werrikimbe Bickel, 1999
Arachnomyia cuprea Macquart, 1850
Atlatlia grisea Bickel, 1986
Austrosciapus broulensis Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus cassisi Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus connexus Walker, 1835Green long-legged fly
Austrosciapus dayi Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus discretifasciatus Macquart, 1850
Austrosciapus janae Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus muelleri Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus proximus Parent, 1928
Austrosciapus sarinensis Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus tumidus Hardy, 1958
Bandella montana Bickel, 2002
Ceratomerus globosus Sinclair, 2003
Ceratomerus oreas Sinclair, 2003
Corindia major Bickel, 1986
Heteropsilopus brindabellensis Bickel, 1994
Heteropsilopus cingulipes Walker, 1835
Heteropsilopus ingenuus Erichson, 1842
Heteropsilopus plumifer Becker, 1922
Heteropsilopus squamifer Hardy, 1958
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Negrobovia aculicita Bickel, 1994
Negrobovia australensis Schiner, 1868
Nothorhaphium aemulans Becker, 1922
Parentia cardaleae Bickel, 1994
Parentia nigropilosa Macquart, 1847
Parentia tricolor Walker, 1835
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) claudicans Parent, 1932
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) pistillus Bickel, 2013
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) setifemoratus Parent, 1932
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) turbidus Becker, 1922Longlegged fly
Tachydromia australiensis Grootaert & ..., 2011
Teuchophorus longifrons Bickel, 1983
Yumbera callida Parent, 1932
Yumbera signata Bickel, 1992

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in New England
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
34
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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