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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sirena Biological Station (Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
2987
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
2987
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
2963
3590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
2639
3276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
334
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
302
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
55
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sirena Biological Station
3 Families width 23 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies20SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sirena Biological Station
18 Genera with 23 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1922Long-Legged Fly10SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Discopygiella Robinson, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Filatopus Robinson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Plagioneurus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sirena Biological Station
23 Species
Chrysotus miripalpus Parent, 1928
Chrysotus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Condylostylus armipes Bigot, 1890
Condylostylus atricauda Aldrich, 1901
Condylostylus atrolamellatus Aldrich, 1901
Condylostylus bellulus Aldrich, 1896
Condylostylus brevimanus Enderlein, 1912
Condylostylus brevis Becker, 1922
Condylostylus forcipatus Aldrich, 1901
Condylostylus ignoratus Becker, 1922
Condylostylus libidinosus Parent, 1933
Condylostylus serenus Becker, 1922
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Medetera pedestris Becker, 1922
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Neurigona derelicta Parent, 1928
Neurigona lamellata Naglis, 2003
Neurigona sirena Naglis, 2003
Pelastoneurus lineatus (Aldrich, 1896)⇒ Pelastoneurus neolineatus Brooks, 2005
Plagioneurus univittatus Loew, 1857Desert globemallow
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sirena Biological Station
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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