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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
52
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
3 Families width 35 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies33SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
13 Genera with 35 Species
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 181914SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1937Long-Legged Fly5SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Liancalomina Stackelberg, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
35 Species
Chrysosoma brunnipenne Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma clypeatum Parent, 1937
Chrysosoma dilutum Parent, 1937
Chrysosoma indicum Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma nonnitens Parent, 1937
Chrysosoma ovale Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma perturbans Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma pulcherrimum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma pusilum Macquart, 1842
Chrysosoma sigmatinerve Parent, 1937
Chrysosoma triligatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma trisignatum Parent, 1941
Chrysosoma vanum Parent, 1941
Chrysosoma vittatum Wiedemann, 1819
Condylostylus caii Parent, 1934
Condylostylus nigrosetosus Parent, 1937
Condylostylus poecilus Becker, 1922
Condylostylus profundus Becker, 1922
Condylostylus scopulosus Parent, 1937
Crossopalpus hirsutipes Collin, 1960
Diaphorus detectus Becker, 1922
Diaphorus flavipilus Becker, 1922
Diaphorus nigerrimus Meijere, 1913
Diaphorus ochripes Becker, 1924
Dolichopus indicus Parent, 1934
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hercostomus breviventris Parent, 1941
Liancalomina fasciata Parent, 1934
Medetera grisecens Meijere, 1916
Mesorhaga circumflexa Parent, 1937
Mesorhaga nigrobarbata Parent, 1937
Mesorhaga paupercula Parent, 1937
Neurigona ornatipes Parent, 1934
Paraclius setifemotatus Parent, 1937
Sciapus adhaerens Becker, 1922

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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