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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
120
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 130 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies43SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies79SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
49 Genera with 130 Species
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Acarterus Loew, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Acropsilus Mik, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 181922SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1929Long-Legged Fly3SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Griphophanes Grootaert & ..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19163SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 18909SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19318SpeciesTaxom
Parahybos Kertesz, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19923SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Sabinios Jones, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 192411SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
130 Species
Acarterus varipes (Senior-White, 1924)⇒ Syneches varipes Senior-White, 1924
Amblypsilopus bruneli Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus munroi Curran, 1924
Amblypsilopus pusillus Macquart, 1842
Argyrochlamys impudicus Lamb, 1922
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Campsicnemus crossotibia Hardy & Kohn, 1964Aridland peperomia
Chrysosoma annotatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma appendiculatum Bigot, 1890
Chrysosoma armillatum Bigot, 1890
Chrysosoma congruens Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma cupido Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma derisior Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma derisor Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma duplicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma excisum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma extractum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma faciatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma fasciatum Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chrysosoma infirme Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma kandyensis Hollis, 1964
Chrysosoma ovale Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma palapes Hardy & Kohn, 1964Hawai'i peperomia
Chrysosoma pallidum Meijere, 1910
Chrysosoma petulans Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma pulcherrimum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma pusilum Macquart, 1842
Chrysosoma shentorea Hollis, 1964
Chrysosoma vittatum Wiedemann, 1819
Chrysotus degener Frey, 1917
Condylostylus impar Becker, 1922
Condylostylus lutheri Frey, 1917
Condylostylus setifer Parent, 1929
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Diaphorus detectus Becker, 1922
Diaphorus maurus Osten Sacken, 1882
Diaphorus nigerrimus Meijere, 1913
Diaphorus rostratus Bigot, 1890
Diaphorus simulans Becker, 1922
Diaphorus vagans Becker, 1922
Dolichopodinae torquata Bigot, 1890
Dolichopus hirsutisetis Meijere, 1916
Dolichopus ziczac (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lichtwardtia ziczac Wiedemann, 1824
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) abdominenotata Senior-White, 1922
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) plumicornis Senior-White, 1922
Drapetis basalis Collin, 1922
Drapetis brevior Brunetti, 1913
Drapetis distincta Senior-White, 1922
Drapetis fulvithorax Wulp, 1897
Drapetis metatarsata Bezzi, 1904
Drapetis nigropunctata Senior-White, 1922
Drapetis notatithorax Senior-White, 1922
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) distincta Senior-White, 1922
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) nigropunctata
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) notatithorax
Elaphropeza pollicata Quate, 1960
Empis (Coptophlebia) squamata (Brunetti, 1913)⇒ Empis carbonaria Brunetti, 1913
Empis carbonaria Brunetti, 1913
Empis ceylonica Bezzi, 1904
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilarempis neptunus Smith, 1969
Hybos apicis Brunetti, 1913
Hybos bistosus Bezzi, 1904
Hybos geniculatus Wulp, 1897
Hydrophorus geminus Frey, 1915
Lichtwardtia ziczac Wiedemann, 1824
Medetera austroapicalis Bickel, 1987
Medetera chandleri Bickel, 1987
Medetera grisecens Meijere, 1916
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Mesorhaga breviapendiculata Meijere, 1916
Mesorhaga breviappendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Mesorhaga mellavana Hollis, 1963
Mesorhaga nigrobarbata Parent, 1937
Mesorhaga nigroviridis Becker, 1922
Mesorhaga obscura Becker, 1922
Mesorhaga pseudolata Hollis, 1964
Mesorhaga terminalis Becker, 1922
Mesorhaga torquata (Bigot, 1890)⇒ Dolichopodinae torquata Bigot, 1890
Neurigona denudata Becker, 1922
Neurigona exemta Becker, 1922
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Paraclius adligatus Becker, 1922
Paraclius albimanus Van Duzee, 1929
Paraclius callosus (Becker, 1922)⇒ Tachytrechus callosus Enderlein, 1921
Paraclius luculentus Parent, 1932
Paraclius maritimus Van Duzee, 1923
Paraclius paraguayensis Parent, 1931
Paraclius trisetosus Parent, 1933
Paraclius viridus Van Duzee, 1931
Parahybos jardinei Senior-White, 1924
Parahybos luteicornis Frey, 1917
Parahybos maculithorax
Pelastoneurus aequalis Van Duzee, 1927
Pelastoneurus crassinervis Parent, 1934
Pelastoneurus potomacus Robinson, 1992
Plagiozopelma santense Bickel, 2005
Platypalpus ceylonensis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus zelanica
Platypalpus zeylanica
Platypalpus zeylanicus Senior-White, 1922
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Sabinios jovis (Jones, 1940)⇒ Syndyas jovis Jones, 1940
Sciapus aequalis Becker, 1922
Sciapus rectus Wiedemann, 1830
Sciapus viridicollis Frey, 1917
Stilpon divergens Smith, 1965
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) turbidus Becker, 1922Longlegged fly
Sympycnus albipes Lamb, 1926
Sympycnus maculatus Parent, 1932
Sympycnus strenuus Becker, 1922
Syndyas jovis Jones, 1940
Syndyas parvicellulata Bezzi, 1904
Syneches bigoti Bezzi, 1904
Syneches fuscipennis Brunetti, 1913
Syneches helvolus Frey, 1917
Syneches immaculatus Brunetti, 1913
Syneches jardinei Senior-White, 1924
Syneches maculithorax Senior-White, 1924
Syneches minutus Brunetti, 1913
Syneches peradeniyae Senior-White, 1924
Syneches signatus Bigot, 1859
Syneches singatus Bigot, 1859
Syneches varipes Senior-White, 1924
Syntormon edwardsi Van Duzee, 1930
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842
Trichis ceylonica Ball & Hilchie, 1983
Urodolichus keiseri Hollis, 1964
Wiedemannia submarina Jones, 1940

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
29
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
14
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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