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Checklist of Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
for Skye (Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
494
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
493
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
481
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
411
638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
145
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
29
106
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Skye
3 Families width 20 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Skye
14 Genera with 20 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Skye
20 Species
Bicellaria intermedia Lundbeck, 1910
Campsicnemus loripes Haliday, 1832
Chelifera diversicauda Collin, 1927
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelifera trapezina Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) picipes (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Dolichopus lepidus Stæger, 1842
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) aemula Loew, 1873
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus nebulosus Fallen, 1823
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Syntormon zelleri Loew, 1850

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Skye
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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