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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Pembrey Forest (Pembrey and Burry Port Town, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
128
544
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
128
544
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
532
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
460
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
180
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
163
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pembrey Forest
3 Families width 21 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pembrey Forest
12 Genera with 21 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1832Long-legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pembrey Forest
21 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotimus molliculus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latilimbatus Macquart, 1827
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichopus festivus Haliday, 1832
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Hercostomus assimilis (Staeger, 1842)⇒ Gymnopternus assimilis Stæger, 1842
Hercostomus gracilis Stannius, 1831
Hercostomus nigripennis Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus nigriplantis Stannius, 1831
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Medetera obscura Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Sciapus laetus Meigen, 1838
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Thrypticus laetus Verrall, 1912
Trichina flavipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Trichinomyia flavipes Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Pembrey Forest
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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