Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
407
904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 47
298
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 7
28
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
10 Species | Chrysotus femoralis (Meigen, 1824) | ⇒ Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817 | | Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817 | | | Condylostylus sexsetosus Van Duzee, 1931 | | | Drapetis alimacula Rogers, 1983 | | | Drapetis comata Melander, 1918 | | | Drapetis tenera Melander, 1918 | | | Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955 | | | Medetera xanthotricha Becker, 1922 | | | Opeatocerata stubbsi Smith, 1989 | | | Paraclius difficilis Becker, 1922 | |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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