AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
297
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
164
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
61
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
2 Families width 8 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
10 Genera with 8 Species
Asyndetus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1962Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
8 Species
Asyndetus crassitarsis Curran, 1926
Chrysosoma auratum Curran, 1924
Diaphorus brunneus Loew, 1858
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Dolichopus phyllocerus Vockeroth, 1962American spurred gentian
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Transvaal
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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