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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
237
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
201
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
70
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
3 Families width 10 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
6 Genera with 10 Species
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19974SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1842Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocera Becker, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
10 Species
Chrysosoma kuznetzovi Grichanov, 1997
Chrysosoma woodi Parent, 1935
Chrysosoma zaitsevi Grichanov, 1997
Chrysosoma zaitzevi Grichanov, 1997
Diaphorus brunneus Loew, 1858
Diaphorus livingstonei Vanschuytbroeck, 1964
Dolichopus angularis Macquart, 1842
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Trigonocera africana Naglis, 1999

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Zambia
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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