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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
473
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
93
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
18
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Switzerland
4 Families width 42 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies22SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Switzerland
18 Genera with 42 Species
Achalcus Haliday, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1758Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1999Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Pseudheleodromia Wagner, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20076SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
42 Species
Achalcus nigropunctatus Pollet & Bru..., 1996
Chrysotus cilipes Meigen, 1824
Chrysotus laesus Wiedemann, 1817
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Drapetis (Drapetis) exilis Meigen, 1822
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Empis) lepidopus Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) protarsalis Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) pseudonuntia Syrovatka, 1991
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) flavitarsis von Roser, 1840
Gymnopternus helveticus Pollet & Ram..., 2004
Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hilara goetzei Chvala, 2005
Hilara helvetica Chvala, 1999
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara merzi Chvala, 1999
Hilara nigrita Chvala, 2005
Hilara triseta Chvala, 2005
Hilara zermattensis Chvala, 1999
Platypalpus articulatoides Frey, 1918
Platypalpus flaviseta Chvala, 1973
Platypalpus kirtlingensis Grootaert, 1986
Platypalpus laticinctus Walker, 1851
Platypalpus niger Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus nigricolor Merz & Chvala, 1998
Platypalpus nigrinus Meigen, 1822
Pseudheleodromia helvetica Wagner, 2001
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) lamellata Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia rampazzii Bartak, 2006
Rhamphomyia sellacrinita Bartak, 2007
Sciapus leiopus Doleschall, 1856
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thrypticus kataevi Grichanov, 1998
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) bilobata Oldenberg, 1910

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

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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