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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
349
2679
4122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2679
4122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
2622
4031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2123
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
286
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
175
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ryukyu Islands
2 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
6 Species
Chrysosoma crinicorne Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma globiferum Wiedemann, 1830
Hercostomus flavipalpus Negrobov, Ku..., 0
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Rhamphomyia clariventris Okada, 1941
Teuchophorus amami Bickel, 1999

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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