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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Palo Verde Biological Station (Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1331
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1331
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1313
1217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1159
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
157
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
131
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
28
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Verde Biological Station
3 Families width 7 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Verde Biological Station
8 Genera with 7 Species
Condylostylus Bigot, 1849Long-Legged Fly3SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Verde Biological Station
7 Species
Condylostylus bellulus Aldrich, 1896
Condylostylus graenicheri Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus quadricolor Walker, 1849
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Palo Verde Biological Station
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
5
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
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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