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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
486
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
150
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
33
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
3 Families width 70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies61SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
33 Genera with 70 Species
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Acropsilus Mik, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Apterodromia Oldroyd, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Atlatlia Bickel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Austrosciapus Bickel, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Bandella Bickel, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18504SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Dytomyia Bickel, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Leptopezella Sinclair & C..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 199415SpeciesTaxom
Pilbara Bickel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparentia Bickel, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Thinempis Bickel, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Uncertain1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblypsilopus anomalicornis Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus commoni Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus connexus (Walker, 1835)⇒ Austrosciapus connexus Walker, 1835
Amblypsilopus eotrogon Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus fortescuia Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus graciliventris Parent, 1933
Amblypsilopus putealis Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus trogon Bickel, 1994
Apterodromia irrorata Sinclair & C..., 2000
Apterodromia vespertina Sinclair & C..., 2000
Atlatlia flaviseta Bickel, 1986
Austrosciapus connexus Walker, 1835Green long-legged fly
Austrosciapus hollowayi Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus pulvillus Bickel, 1994
Bandella costalis Bickel, 2002
Chrysosoma brevicornis Macquart, 1850
Chrysosoma duplociliatum Parent, 1933
Chrysosoma nobile Parent, 1933
Chrysosoma trifasciatus Macquart, 1850
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) austrotropicus Bickel, 2013
Corindia gascoynensis Bickel, 2013
Diaphorus garnetensis Bickel, 2013
Dytomyia flaviseta Bickel, 1994
Dytomyia tumifrons Bickel, 1994
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Heteropsilopus brevicornis Macquart, 1850
Heteropsilopus brevicornis venustus Walker, 1852
Heteropsilopus cingulipes Walker, 1835
Hydrophorus praecox Lehmann, 1822
Leptopezella perata Sinclair & C..., 2007
Medetera nigrohalterata Parent, 1932
Mesorhaga emmensis Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga flavicoma Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga longipenis Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga naumanni Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga nerrensis Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga similis Bickel, 1994
Mesorhaga turneri Bickel, 1994
Nothorhaphium aemulans Becker, 1922
Nothorhaphium callosum Bickel, 1999
Nothorhaphium nudicorne Bickel, 1999
Paraclius manglar Bickel, 2013
Parentia barbarae Bickel, 1994
Parentia caldyanup Bickel, 1994
Parentia chaineyi Bickel, 1994
Parentia dispar Macquart, 1850
Parentia dongara Bickel, 1994
Parentia kelseyi Bickel, 1994
Parentia nudicosta Bickel, 1994
Parentia occidentalis Bickel, 1994
Parentia perthensis Bickel, 1994
Parentia solaris Bickel, 1994
Parentia timothyei Bickel, 1994
Parentia tricolor Walker, 1835
Parentia tricolor gemmans Walker, 1849
Parentia yarragil Bickel, 1994
Parentia yunensis Bickel, 1994
Pilbara octava Bickel, 1994
Pseudoparentia canalicula Bickel, 2013
Pseudoparentia niharae Bickel, 2013
Pseudoparentia nullaborensis Bickel, 1994
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) allectorius Parent, 1932
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) colliepa Bickel, 2013
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) crassitarsus Parent, 1932
Syntormon xiphandroides Parent, 1932
Systenus curryi Bickel, 1986
Thinempis austera Bickel, 1996
Thinempis esperance Bickel, 1996
Thrypticus fortescuensis Bickel, 1986
Uncertain cygnis

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
25
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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