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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
651
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
146
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
44
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
3 Families width 104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies79SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies16SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
44 Genera with 104 Species
#ABCDEHKLMNOPRST
Acropsilus Mik, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 193314SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1923Long-Legged Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ethiosciapus Bickel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 199915SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1910Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Katangaia Parent, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19976SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Nematoproctus Loew, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Olegonegrobovia Grichanov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paracleius Bigot, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropsilus brevitalus Parent, 1937
Afrohercostomus argyropus par Parent, 1934
Afrohercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Afrohercostomus jani Dyte, 1957
Amblypsilopus gorodkovi Grichanov, 1996
Brachystoma flavella Wagner & And..., 1995
Chaetogonopteron sobrium Meunier, 1910
Chrysosoma bacchi Dyte, 1957
Chrysosoma carum Walker, 1849
Chrysosoma inops Parent, 1929
Chrysosoma lavinia Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma lindneri Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Chrysosoma nalensis Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma parile Parent, 1931
Chrysosoma petersi Dyte, 1957
Chrysosoma praelatum Becker, 1923
Chrysosoma puma Dyte & Smith, 1980Long-legged fly
Chrysosoma schoutedeni Curran, 1927
Chrysosoma snelli (Curran, 1927)⇒ Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysosoma tricrinitum Parent, 1933
Chrysotus malachiticus Speiser, 1910
Chrysotus pilicornis Becker, 1914
Chrysotus superbus Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
Clinocera usambarica Wagner & And..., 1995
Condylostylus burgeoni Parent, 1935
Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924
Condylostylus paricoxa Parent, 1939
Condylostylus pateraeformis Becker, 1923
Diaphorus alsiosus Meunier, 1910
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichocephala combinata Becker, 1914
Dolichopus angularis Macquart, 1842
Dolichopus directus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Hercostomus directus Walker, 1849
Dolichopus minuscula Strobl, 1900
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Drymodromia bimaculata Wagner & And..., 1995
Drymodromia flaviventris Wagner & And..., 1995
Empis (Leptempis) lindneri Oldenberg, 1925
Empis adamsi Smith, 1967
Empis chrysocera Collin, 1930
Ethiosciapus dilectus Parent, 1935
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia denticulata Wagner & And..., 1995
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus directus Walker, 1849
Hercostomus disjectus Curran, 1926
Hercostomus enghoffi Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus eronis Curran, 1926
Hercostomus freidbergi Grichanov, 2004
Hercostomus heinrichi Grichanov, 2004
Hercostomus jani Dyte, 1957
Hercostomus laanmae Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus muscarius Speier, 1910
Hercostomus nectarophagus Curran, 1924
Hercostomus ngozi Loew, 1861
Hercostomus patellitarsis Parent, 1934
Hercostomus scharffi Grichanov, 1999
Hercostomus selikhovkini Grichanov, 1999
Hilara fortis Becker, 1914
Hilara philina Speiser, 1910
Hilarempis msingi Smith, 1967
Hydrophorus congoensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
Hydrophorus incisicornis Speiser, 1910
Katangaia tanzaniensis Grichanov, 2012
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera aequatorialis Grichanov, 2000
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Medetera normalis Curran, 1924
Medetera stoltzei Grichanov, 1999
Medetera varitibia Parent, 1935
Medetera zicsiana Grichanov, 1997
Mesorhaga africana Curran, 1927
Mesorhaga mahunkai Grichanov, 1997
Nematoproctus alsiosus Meunier, 1910
Olegonegrobovia pappi (Grichanov, 1996)⇒ Teuchophorus pappi Grichanov, 1996
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Paracleius bururi Grichanov, 2004
Paraclius maranguensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Paraclius nebulo Parent, 1933
Paraclius ngarukaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Pelastoneurus sanjensis Grichanov, 2004
Plagiozopelma micantifrons Speiser, 1910
Platypalpus gracilipes Smith, 1967
Platypalpus innocuus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus makoaensis Smith, 1967
Platypalpus msingi Smith, 1967
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Platypalpus sulcolanatus Smith, 1967
Roederiodes tanzaniae Wagner & And..., 1995
Sciapus basilewskyi Vanschuytbroeck, 1960
Sciapus lamellatus Parent, 1935
Stenoproctus kilimanjaroensis Smith, 1967
Sympycnus caffer Loew, 1858
Sympycnus globulipes Becker, 1914
Sympycnus setosipes Speiser, 1910
Tachytrechus octavianus Grichanov, 2004
Teuchophorus pappi Grichanov, 1996
Teuchophorus sobrius Meunier, 1910
Thinophilus annulitarsis Parent, 1936
Thinophilus indigenus Becker, 1902
Thrypticus bellus Loew, 1869

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
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
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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