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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
205
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
116
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
18
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
12
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
2 Families width 37 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies32SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
12 Genera with 37 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 192314SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Helixocerus Lamb, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19413SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19293SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
37 Species
Amblypsilopus asau Bickel, 2009
Amblypsilopus humilis Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus soror Parent, 1934
Amblypsilopus uplou Bickel, 2006
Amblypsilopus upolu Bickel, 2006
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma consimile Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma decorum (Lamb, 1929)⇒ Chrysosoma lacteimicans Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma ferrifer Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma ferriferum Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma innatum Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma lacteimicans Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma latefuscatum (Parent, 1929)⇒ Chrysosoma lacteimicans Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma parvicellulatum Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma parvicucullatum Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma soror (Parent, 1934)⇒ Amblypsilopus soror Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma viduum Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma vividum Becker, 1923
Crossopalpus insularis Melander, 1952
Cryptophleps bucculenta Bickel, 2006
Cryptophleps samoensis Bickel, 2006
Cryptophleps vaea Bickel, 2006
Cryptophleps vera Bickel, 2005
Cymatopus spinosus Parent, 1934
Drapetis (Drapetis) savaiiensis Collin, 1929
Helixocerus mendosum Lamb, 1929
Medetera grisecens Meijere, 1916
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941
Parathalassius candidatus Melander, 1906Common sandweed
Parathalassius wheeleri Brooks & Cum..., 2017
Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006
Pseudoparentia soror Parent, 1934
Syneches alienus Collin, 1929
Syneches brevispinus Collin, 1929
Syneches devius Collin, 1929

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Samoa
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
9
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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