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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Ulster (Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2337
4311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2332
4306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2290
4252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
223
1711
3180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
302
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
213
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ulster (Ireland)
3 Families width 12 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ulster (Ireland)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ulster (Ireland)
12 Species
Amblypsilopus exul Parent, 1932
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) pallidipalpus (Van Duzee, 1933)⇒ Chrysotus longipalpus Edwards, 1932
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus atratus Meigen, 1824
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Micropygus vagans Parent, 1933
Platypalpus notatus Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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