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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
384
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
136
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
32
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
3 Families width 82 Species
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies42SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies22SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
32 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPRST
Anahydrophorus Becker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1831Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 2008Balloon Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19173SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Orthoceratium Schrank, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Ortochile Latreille, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistostoma Becker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Schoenophilus Mik, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
82 Species
Anahydrophorus cinereus Fabricius, 1805
Aphrosylus jacquemini Vaillant, 1950
Asyndetus separatus Becker, 1902
Asyndetus transversalis Becker, 1907
Chersodromia albopilosa Chvala, 1970
Chersodromia oraria Collin, 1966
Chersodromia pseudohirta Chvala, 1970
Chrysotus nudus Harmston & K..., 1963Black pepper
Clinocera dieuzedei Vaillant, 1953
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Crossopalpus dilutipes Strobl, 1906
Crossopalpus flexuosus Loew, 1840
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus pilipes Loew, 1859
Diaphorus gredleri Mik, 1881
Diaphorus varifrons Becker, 1918
Dolichocephala malickyi Wagner, 1995
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Drapetis (Drapetis) pictitarsis Engel, 1939
Empis (Coptophlebia) confluens Becker, 1907
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Lissempis) liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis (Pachymeria) suberis Becker, 1907
Empis albidiseta Becker, 1907
Empis macquarti Becker, 1907
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus apollo Loew, 1869
Hercostomus appendiculatus Loew, 1859
Hercostomus placidus Loew, 1873
Hercostomus plagiatus Loew, 1857
Hercostomus proboscideus Becker, 1907
Hilara amaranta Becker, 1907
Hilara danielssoni Chvala, 2008
Hilara fusitibia Strobl, 1899
Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara quadrifaria Strobl, 1892
Hilara rostrata Chvala, 2008
Hilara royi Chvala, 2008
Hilara striaticollis Becker, 1907
Hilara tabarkensis Chvala, 2008
Liancalus virens Scopoli, 1763
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera media Becker, 1912
Medetera perplexa Becker, 1917
Microphor holosericeus Meigen, 1804
Microphor rostellatus Loew, 1864
Orthoceratium lacustre Scopoli, 1763
Orthoceratium sabulosum Becker, 1907
Ortochile nigrococerulea Latreille, 1809
Ortochile nigrocoerulea Latreille, 1809
Parathalassius blasigii Mik, 1891
Platypalpus algirus Macquart, 1849
Platypalpus annulatus Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus chrysonotus Strobl, 1899
Platypalpus obscurus von Roser, 1840
Platypalpus ostiorum Becker, 1902
Platypalpus pictitarsis Becker, 1902
Platypalpus pilosus Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus turgidus Becker, 1907
Schistostoma nigrescens Becker, 1907
Schoenophilus versutus Haliday, 1851
Sciapus costae Mik, 1890
Sciapus maurus Parent, 1930
Sciapus mediterraneus (Bulli & Negr..., 1987)⇒ Sciapus costae Mik, 1890
Sciapus mitis Parent, 1925
Sciapus opacus Loew, 1866
Syntormon aulicum Meigen, 1824
Syntormon aulicus (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Syntormon aulicum Meigen, 1824
Syntormon mikii Strobl, 1899
Syntormon monile Haliday, 1851Alfalfa blotch leafminer
Syntormon monilis (Haliday, 1851)⇒ Syntormon monile Haliday, 1851
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Syntormon tabarkae Becker, 1918
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Tachydromia meigenia Gimmerthal, 1834
Tachydromia stilpon Meunier, 1899
Thinophilus achilleus Mik, 1900
Thinophilus argyropalpis Becker, 1910
Thinophilus versutus (Haliday, 1851)⇒ Schoenophilus versutus Haliday, 1851
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
19
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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