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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Uist (Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
665
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
664
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
654
1170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
631
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
202
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
163
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
20
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uist
3 Families width 42 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies20SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies12SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uist
19 Genera with 42 Species
Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uist
42 Species
Argyra argentina Meigen, 1824
Campsicnemus armatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus loripes Haliday, 1832
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera diversicauda Collin, 1927
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chersodromia hirta Walker, 1835
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) acuticornis (Wiedemann, 1817)⇒ Dolichopus longicornis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) atripes Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) nubilus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) trivialis Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) urbanus Meigen, 1824
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) vitripennis Meigen, 1824
Empis (Anacrostichus) verralli Collin, 1927
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Hercostomus germanus Wiedemann, 1817
Hilara cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hydrophorus balticus Meigen, 1824
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Platypalpus longicornis Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus notatus Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus strigifrons Zetterstedt, 1849
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Sympycnus cirripes Haliday, 1851
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon pallipes Fabricius, 1794
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Uist
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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