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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Perth and Kinross (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
964
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
964
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
934
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
840
1368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
244
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
170
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
20
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perth and Kinross
4 Families width 55 Species
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies27SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perth and Kinross
20 Genera with 55 Species
Argyra Macquart, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1827Balloon Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18276SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Symballophthalmus Becker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth and Kinross
55 Species
Argyra argentina Meigen, 1824
Argyra grata Loew, 1857
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Bicellaria vana Collin, 1926
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) simplex Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus cupreus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus cupreus Fallen, 1823
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara cornicula Loew, 1873
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara manicata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Hilara implicata Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Platypalpus calceatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus ciliaris Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus laticinctus Walker, 1851
Platypalpus notatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pectoralis Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus verralli Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) stigmosa Macquart, 1827
Rhaphium macrocerum (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Rhaphium monotrichum Loew, 1850
Sybistroma obscurellus Fallen, 1823
Symballophthalmus fuscitarsis Zetterstedt, 1859
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Perth and Kinross
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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