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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
168
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
3 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
28 Genera with 50 Species
#ACDEHMOPRST
Afrohercostomus Grichanov, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1939Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylonotus Parent, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrohercostomus argyropus argyropus Loew, 1858
Afrohercostomus dimidiatus Curran, 1939
Afrohercostomus rhodesiensis Parent, 1939
Amblypsilopus cuthbertsoni Parent, 1937
Amblypsilopus miserus Parent, 1935
Campsicnemus lasiocnemus
Chrysosoma ramiseta Parent, 1939
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Condylostylus paricoxa Parent, 1939
Dactylonotus frater Parent, 1939
Drapetis dispar Adams, 1905
Empis (Coptophlebia) barbitos Smith, 1971
Empis (Coptophlebia) cuthbertsoni Smith, 1971
Empis (Coptophlebia) lyra Smith, 1967
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis chrysocera Collin, 1930
Empis dingaani Smith, 1969
Empis glandis Smith, 1969
Empis validis Adams, 1905
Empis vumba Smith, 1969
Hercostomus argyropus Bigot, 1886
Hercostomus dimidiatus Curran, 1939
Hercostomus patellitarsis Parent, 1934
Hercostomus rhodesiensis Parent, 1939
Hilarempis imbeza Smith, 1969
Hydrophorus spinicornis Loew, 1858
Medetera currani (Parent, 1931)⇒ Medetera viridiventris Van Duzee, 1933
Micromorphus spatulipes Parent, 1937
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Paraclius atricornis Parent, 1934
Paraclius nebulo Parent, 1933
Parentia stenurus Loew, 1858
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Platypalpus rhodesiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus univittatus Loew, 1858
Rhamphomyia collini Smith, 1971
Rhamphomyia rhodesiensis Collin, 1938
Rhaphium currani Parent, 1939
Sciapus cuthbertsoni Parent, 1937
Sciapus longimanus Becker, 1907
Stenoproctus cooksoni Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stilpon obscuripes Adams, 1905
Sympycnus munroi Curran, 1925
Sympycnus obliquus Parent, 1938
Syndyas albipila Smith, 1969
Syndyas selinda Smith, 1969
Tenuopus acrosticalis Curran, 1927
Teuchophorus ctenomerus Meuffels & G..., 2004

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
18
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
13
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