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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sutherland (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
467
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
467
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
455
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
422
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
82
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sutherland
2 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sutherland
4 Genera with 6 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1926Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sutherland
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Empis (Anacrostichus) verralli Collin, 1927
Platypalpus extricata
Platypalpus longiseta Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus verralli Collin, 1926
Trichina bilobata Collin, 1926
Wiedemannia rhynchops insularis Collin, 1927

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sutherland
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
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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