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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
288
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
59
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
3 Families width 45 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies36SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
24 Genera with 45 Species
#ACDEHMPST
Acropsilus Mik, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 193315SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1924Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19244SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paramedetera Grootaert & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Saccopheronta Becker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
45 Species
Acropsilus perminutus Parent, 1937
Acropsilus stekolnikovi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus barbipalpis Parent, 1937
Aphrosylus cilifemoratus Loew, 1862
Aphrosylus rossii Rampini, 1982
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma albilimbatum Bigot, 1890
Chrysosoma carum Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma gemmarium Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma gemmarius
Chrysosoma gemmeum Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma hargreavesi Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma inversum Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma marginatum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma mesotrichum Bezzi, 1908
Chrysosoma minusculum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma njalense Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma ramiseta Parent, 1939
Chrysosoma senegalense Macquart, 1834
Chrysosoma smaragdinus Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma tricrinitum Parent, 1933
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus montalentii Raffone, 1994
Crossopalpus rossii Raffone, 1986
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Drapetis angustifacies Raffone, 1994
Drapetis paucisaetosa Raffone, 1994
Elaphropeza pseudodispar Raffone, 1990
Elaphropeza sinikorensis Raffone, 1990
Medetera cederholmi Grichanov, 1997
Medetera luteoscutata Becker, 1912
Medetera nocturna Curran, 1927
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Paraclius afromaculatus Dyte & Smith, 1980
Paramedetera sierraleonensis Grichanov, 1999
Pelastoneurus diversipes Parent, 1934
Saccopheronta nigritibia Negrobov, Va..., 1981
Sciapus barbipalpis Parent, 1937
Stilpon lomaense Raffone, 1986
Sympycnus minor Parent, 1937
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Syneches leonensis Raffone, 1994
Tachytrechus insolitus Parent, 1931
Tenuopus frontalis Curran, 1927

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
18
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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