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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1026
1544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
846
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
188
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
154
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
3 Families width 7 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
8 Genera with 7 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapolina1SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
7 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus nyaka Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Sciapolina bonniae Irwin, 1974
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Tenuopus erroneus Parent, 1934

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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