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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1200
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
342
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
247
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
50
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
4 Families width 53 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies35SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
30 Genera with 53 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Atodrapetis Plant, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Filatopus Robinson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Helichochaetus Parent, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella2SpeciesTaxom
Ostenia Hutton, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scelloides Bickel & Dyte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scorpiurus Parent, 2017Scorpion´s-tail3SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tetrachaetus Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
53 Species
Achalcus relictus Parent, 1933
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Apalocnemis simulans Collin, 1928
Atodrapetis infrapratula Plant, 1997
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus vanduzeei Curran, 1933
Ceratomerus longifurcatus Collin, 1931
Chelipoda consignata Collin, 1928
Chrysosoma dichaetum (Parent, 1932)⇒ Parentia restricta Hutton, 1901
Cladodromia inturbida Collin, 1928
Cladodromia soleata Collin, 1928
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus flavipes (Stannius, 1831)⇒ Dolichopus caligatus Wahlberg, 1850
Dolichopus lamellipes Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus nigrilineatus Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis otakouensis Miller, 1910
Filatopus ornatus Parent, 1933
Helichochaetus discifer Parent, 1933
Hilara anisonychia Collin, 1928
Hilarempis fulvipes Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis huttoni Bezzi, 1904
Hilarempis subdita Collin, 1928
Hydrophorus aestuum Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hydrophorus chrysologus Walker, 1849
Hydrophorus manicatus Collin, 1935
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Micropygus bifenestratus Parent, 1933
Micropygus pulchellus Parent, 1933
Neoplasta inturbida (Collin, 1928)⇒ Cladodromia inturbida Collin, 1928
Oropozella antennata Collin, 1928
Oropozella tanycera Collin, 1928
Ostenia robusta Hutton, 1901
Parasyntormon classicum Harmston & K..., 1943
Parentia dichaeta Parent, 1933
Parentia pukakiensis Bickel, 1992
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Scelloides maculatus Parent, 1933
Scelloides raptorius Parent, 1933
Scellus spinimanus Zetterstedt, 1843
Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1932
Scorpiurus aramoana Bickel & Kerr, 2018
Scorpiurus thorpei Masunaga, 2017
Sympycnus distinctus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus edwardsi Parent, 1933
Sympycnus humilis Parent, 1933
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tetrachaetus bipunctatus Parent, 1933

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in South Island
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
17
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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