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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
45
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
16
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
3 Families width 28 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
16 Genera with 28 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Coeloglutus Aldrich, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1861Long-Legged Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Keirosoma Van Duzee, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
28 Species
Asyndetus deficiens Van Duzee, 1915
Asyndetus exiguus Van Duzee, 1927
Asyndetus pagonops
Asyndetus pogonops Robinson, 1975
Chrysotus minuticornis Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus albiciliatus Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus brevilamellatus Parent, 1929
Condylostylus graenicheri Van Duzee, 1927
Condylostylus pilosus Loew, 1861
Crossopalpus gilvipes Loew, 1872
Diaphorus parvulus Aldrich, 1896
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) flavida Williston, 1896
Drapetis gilvipes (Loew, 1872)⇒ Crossopalpus gilvipes Loew, 1872
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus electus Melander, 1902
Euhybus spiniger Melander, 1927
Euhybus spinosus Curran, 1928
Euhybus subjectus Walker, 1849
Keirosoma albicinctum Van Duzee, 1929
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Pelastoneurus aequalis Van Duzee, 1927
Pelastoneurus fasciatus Roder, 1885
Sciapus nubillipennis Van Duzee, 1927
Sciapus spinimanus Van Duzee, 1927
Syneches macrochaetosus Wilder, 1974
Syneches medinai Wilder, 1974
Syneches vineus Wilder, 1974
Tachytrechus intermedius Becker, 1922

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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