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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
4 Families width 23 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies11SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19080SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
20 Genera with 23 Species
Afrodromia Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rubistella Garrett Jones, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina1SpeciesTaxom
Stuckenbergomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
23 Species
Afrodromia fulgida Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926
Drapetis oribiensis Smith, 1969
Drapetis pandai Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Hybos natalensis Smith, 1969
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Sciapolina stuckenbergorum Irwin, 1974
Stuckenbergomyia secunda Smith, 1969
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Sympycnus obliquus Parent, 1938
Syneches macrothele Smith, 1969
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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