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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region North Somerset (Somerset, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1119
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
1118
1881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
210
1107
1863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
994
1719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
190
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
158
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Somerset
3 Families width 20 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Somerset
12 Genera with 20 Species
Argyra Macquart, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1873Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Somerset
20 Species
Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988
Chrysotus blepharosceles Kowarz, 1874
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) clavipes Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) prodromus (Loew, 1867)⇒ Empis pseudoprodromus Collin, 1969
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Gloma fuscipennis Meigen, 1822
Hilara scrobiculata Loew, 1873
Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Neurigona pallida Fallen, 1823
Neurigona quadrifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Platypalpus agilis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus incertus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus major Zetterstedt, 1842
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Sybistroma obscurellus Fallen, 1823
Tachydromia luteicornis (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Platypalpus luteicornis Meigen, 1838

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in North Somerset
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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