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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
957
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
666
1245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
66
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
51
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palestine
2 Families width 10 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palestine
6 Genera with 10 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palestine
10 Species
Crossopalpus nigritellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Empis inopinata Collin, 1960
Platypalpus acuticornis Collin, 1960
Platypalpus argyroceratus Collin, 1960
Platypalpus sejunctus Collin, 1949
Tachydromia alteropcta Becker, 1889
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832
Trichis pallida Klug, 1832
Wiedemannia orientalis Vaillant, 1964

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Palestine
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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