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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
805
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
658
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
107
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
61
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oswestry
4 Families width 22 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies9SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oswestry
14 Genera with 22 Species
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1763Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oswestry
22 Species
Anepsiomyia flaviventris Meigen, 1824
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Argyra diaphana Fabricius, 1775
Bicellaria subpilosa Collin, 1926
Chelifera pectinicauda Collin, 1927
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Euthyneura halidayi Collin, 1926
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus germanus Wiedemann, 1817
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989

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

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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