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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Shrewsbury (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
759
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
759
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
740
1154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
680
1090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
214
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
184
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
22
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shrewsbury
3 Families width 36 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shrewsbury
19 Genera with 36 Species
Argyra Macquart, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18274SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1840Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18432SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shrewsbury
36 Species
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Argyra perplexa Becker, 1918
Bicellaria vana Collin, 1926
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latilimbatus Macquart, 1827
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) pennatus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) picipes (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Dolichopus lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) urbanus Meigen, 1824
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus assimilis (Staeger, 1842)⇒ Gymnopternus assimilis Stæger, 1842
Hercostomus metallicus (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Gymnopternus metallicus Stannius, 1831
Hercostomus nanus Macquart, 1827
Hilara albiventris von Roser, 1840
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus bipunctatus Lehmann, 1822
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) gibba Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhaphium caliginosum Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhaphium micans Meigen, 1824
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Sybistroma crinipes Staeger, 1842
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon macula Oldenberg, 1927
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Teuchophorus calcaratus Macquart, 1827
Teuchophorus spinigerellus Zetterstedt, 1843

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Shrewsbury
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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