Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 51
429
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 8
88
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
19
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 53 Species
Genera for Nigeria
19 Genera with 53 Species | Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 1997 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotus Meigen, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condylostylus Bigot, 1923 | Long-Legged Fly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphorus Meigen, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diostracus Loew, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1863 | Long-legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetis Meigen, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medetera Fischer von ..., 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paracleius Bigot, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraclius Loew, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympycnus Loew, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachytrechus Haliday, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuopus Curran, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
53 Species | Amblypsilopus cilifrons Parents, 1937 | | | Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924 | | | Chrysosoma aestimabile Parent, 1934 | | | Chrysosoma albilimbatum Bigot, 1890 | | | Chrysosoma benignum Parent, 1934 | | | Chrysosoma biciliatum Parent, 1931 | | | Chrysosoma carum Walker, 1849 | | | Chrysosoma cilifrons Parent, 1937 | | | Chrysosoma disjunctum Parent, 1936 | | | Chrysosoma gemmeum Walker, 1849 | | | Chrysosoma meyeri Vanschuytbroeck, 1962 | | | Chrysosoma mixtum Curran, 1927 | | | Chrysosoma nalensis Curran, 1926 | | | Chrysosoma pomeroyi Curran, 1927 | | | Chrysosoma repertum Becker, 1923 | | | Chrysosoma tenuipenne Curran, 1927 | | | Chrysosoma tricrinitum Parent, 1933 | | | Chrysosoma zinovjevi Grichanov, 1997 | | | Chrysotus arduus Parent, 1934 | | | Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924 | | | Condylostylus pateraeformis Becker, 1923 | | | Diaphorus adumbratus Parent, 1931 | | | Diaphorus amplus Curran, 1926 | | | Diaphorus brunneus Loew, 1858 | | | Diaphorus modestus Parent, 1931 | | | Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984 | | | Dolichopus angularis Macquart, 1842 | | | Dolichopus fractinervis Loew, 1863 | | | Drapetis secunda Smith, 1969 | | | Empis juxtaripa Daugeron, 2001 | | | Empis samaruensis Daugeron, 2001 | | | Empis singulare Daugeron, 2001 | | | Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887 | | | Medetera currani (Parent, 1931) | ⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933 | | Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933 | | | Paracleius nigeriensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Paraclius afromaculatus Dyte & Smith, 1980 | | | Paraclius latipennis Parent, 1931 | | | Paraclius nigeriensis | | | Paraclius zonatus Parent, 1931 | | | Pelastoneurus collarti Curran, 1927 | | | Pelastoneurus nigeriensis Grichanov, 2004 | | | Pelastoneurus ogojaensis Williston, 1896 | | | Plagiozopelma tritiseta Parent, 1929 | | | Sympycnus nigeriensis Reinhard, 1947 | | | Tachytrechus alternatus Curran, 1924 | | | Tenuopus acrosticalis Curran, 1927 | | | Tenuopus frontalis Curran, 1927 | | | Thinophilus ciliventris Grichanov, 1997 | | | Thinophilus imperialis Curran, 1924 | | | Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902 | | | Thinophilus palpatus Parent, 1929 | | | Thinophilus spinulosus Parent, 1929 | |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 16
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
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
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