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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
160
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
126
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
2 Families width 29 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
13 Genera with 29 Species
Acropsilus Mik, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 2008Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Krakatauia Enderlein, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19412SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
29 Species
Acropsilus albitibia Bickel, 1998
Amblypsilopus ambrym Bickel, 2006
Amblypsilopus dequierosi Bickel, 2009
Amblypsilopus elatus Bickel, 2009
Amblypsilopus lenakel Bickel, 2006
Amblypsilopus penaoru Bickel, 2009
Amblypsilopus sounwari Beckel, 2009
Chrysosoma molestum Parent, 1934
Chrysosoma provocans Parent, 1934
Dolichopus melanesiana Bickel, 2008
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Krakatauia cheesmanae Bickel, 2008
Krakatauia epiensis Bickel, 2008
Krakatauia evulgata Becker, 1922
Krakatauia malakula Bickel, 2008
Krakatauia ounua Bickel, 2008
Krakatauia tanna Bickel, 2008
Medetera austroapicalis Bickel, 1987
Medetera salomonis Parent, 1941
Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
Plagiozopelma bellicum Bickel, 2005
Plagiozopelma efatense Bickel, 2005
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Plagiozopelma laffooni Bickel, 2005
Plagiozopelma santense Bickel, 2005
Sciapus evulgata Becker, 1922
Tachytrechus tesselatus
Tachytrechus tessellatus Macquart, 1842

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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