Hybotidae

Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Hybotidae Fallén, 1816

Milan Chvála

Department of Zoology, Charles University Prague, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic; mchvala@natur.cuni.cz

Very small to medium-sized species, with a body length in European species from only 1 to over 5 mm. They are mostly raptorial species and not very good fliers, usually running on vegetation, tree-trunks, rocks or on sand and capturing small arthropods; only a few groups catch their prey in flight. Species of the three subfamilies (Ocydromiinae, Hybotinae and Tachydromiinae) clearly differ in general appearance, morphology, wing venation and behaviour, and many of them have species-specific modifications to their raptorial legs; and only some Ocydromiinae are nectar feeders. The family was for many years included within the unnatural family Empididae s. lat., but since 1983 (Chvála 1983, Collins & Wiegmann 2002) it has been classified as a separate monophyletic taxon.

448 species of the Hybotidae are listed from Europe in the 2004 on-line version of the Fauna Europaea which covers Europe including the Canary Islands and all the Mediterranean islands but not the Caucasus. Of these, 221 or almost exactly one-half are listed in the present checklist. Since the last version of the checklist the number of the Hybotidae has increased by 14 species. So far as these new records are concerned, 8 species are recorded for the first time in Bohemia, 34 (!) in Moravia, but only a single species in Slovakia. The large number of new records from Moravia is the result of two long-term extensive field investigations in southern Moravia, the project "Terrestrial Invertebrates of the Pálava Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO" (Chvála 1998), and the Diptera investigation project of the "Podyjí National Park" (Barták et al. 2006).

The family Hybotidae has been intensively studied in Europe by the present author since the 1960s and is undoubtedly one of the best-studied and best-known groups of Diptera in Central Europe, with several published monographs including identification keys to all the European species.

Reference

[1] Barták M. 2000: Hybotidae. In Barták M. & Vaňhara J. (eds): Diptera in an Industrially Affected Region (North-Western Bohemia, Bílina and Duchcov Environs), I. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia 104: 183-189.

[2] Barták M. 2000: The species of the family Hybotidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) of the six peat-bogs in the Šumava Mts. (Czech Republic). Studia dipterologica 7: 161-177.

[3] Barták M. & Chvála M. 2001: Faunistic records, Hybotidae. In Chvála M. (ed.): Dipterologica bohemoslovaca 10, Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Biologica 45: 189.

[4] Barták M. & Chvála M. 2004: Faunistic records from the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hybotidae. In Bitušík P. (ed.): Dipterologica bohemoslovaca 12. Acta Facultatis Ecologiae 12/Suppl. 1: 158-159.

[5] Barták M., Chvála M., Stark A. & Kubík Š. 2006: Hybotidae. In Barták M. & Kubík Š. (eds): Diptera of Podyjí National Park and its Environs, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2005, pp.161-171.

[6] Chvála M. 1983: The Empidoidea (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. II. General Part. The families Hybotidae, Atelestidae and Microphoridae. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, Vol. 12, Scand. Sci. Press Ltd., Klampenborg, 279 pp.

[7] Chvála M. 1998: Hybotidae. In Rozkošný R. & Vaňhara J. (eds): Diptera of the Pálava Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO I. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia 99: 169-174.

[8] Collins K.P. & Wiegmann B.M. 2002: Phylogenetic relationships and placement of the Empidoidea (Diptera: Brachycera) based on 28S rDNA and EF-la sequences. Insect Systematic Evolution 33: 421-444.

[9] Merz B. & Chvála M. 1998: A remarkable finding of Platypalpus (Diptera, Hybotidae) in southern Switzerland with description of a new species from Switzerland and Czech Republic. Studia dipterologica 5: 85-94.

OCYDROMIINAE

TRICHININI

Bicellaria Macquart, 1823

albopilosa Chvála, 1991

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austriaca Tuomikoski, 1955

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intermedia Lundbeck, 1910

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mera Collin, 1961

nigra (Meigen, 1824)

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nigrita Collin, 1926

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pilosa Lundbeck, 1910

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simplicipes (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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spuria (Fallén, 1816)

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subpilosa Collin, 1926

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sulcata (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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vana Collin, 1926

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Trichina Meigen, 1830

bilobata Collin, 1926

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clavipes Meigen, 1830

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elongata Haliday, 1833

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opaca Loew, 1864

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pallipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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Trichinomyia Tuomikoski, 1959

flavipes (Meigen, 1830)

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OEDALEINI

Allanthalia Melander, 1928

pallida (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838

beatricella Chandler, 1992

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Euthyneura Macquart, 1836

albipennis (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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gyllenhali (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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halidayi Collin, 1926

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myrtilli Macquart, 1836

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Oedalea Meigen, 1820

austroholmgreni Chvála, 1981

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flavipes Zetterstedt, 1842

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hybotina (Fallén, 1816)

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kowarzi Chvála, 1981

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montana Chvála, 1981

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stigmatella Zetterstedt, 1842

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tibialis Macquart, 1827

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tristis Scholtz, 1851

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zetterstedti Collin, 1926

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OCYDROMIINI

Leptopeza Macquart, 1827

borealis Zetterstedt, 1842

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flavipes (Meigen, 1820)

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Ocydromia Meigen, 1820

glabricula (Fallén, 1816)

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melanopleura Loew, 1840

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Oropezella Collin, 1926

sphenoptera (Loew, 1873)

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HYBOTINAE

Hybos Meigen, 1803

culiciformis (Fabricius, 1775)

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femoratus (Müller, 1776)

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grossipes (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Syndyas Loew, 1857

nigripes (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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Syneches Walker, 1852

muscarius (Fabricius, 1794)

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TACHYDROMIINAE

TACHYDROMIINI

Dysaletria Loew, 1864

nigripennis Chvála, 1975

Platypalpus Macquart, 1827

aeneus (Macquart, 1823)

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agilis (Meigen, 1822)

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albicornis (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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albidifacies Chvála, 1975

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albifacies (Collin, 1926)

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albiseta (Panzer, 1806)

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albistylus Chvála, 1989

alpigenus (Strobl, 1893)

alpinus Chvála, 1971

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alter (Collin, 1961)

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analis (Meigen, 1830)

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annulatus (Fallén, 1815)

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annulipes (Meigen, 1822)

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annulitarsis Kovalev, 1978

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aristatus (Collin, 1926)

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articulatoides (Frey, 1918)

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articulatus Macquart, 1827

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aurantiacus (Collin, 1926)

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australominutus Grootaert, 1989

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balticus Kovalev, 1971

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bartaki Chvála, 1989

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biapicalis Wéber, 1972

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bilobatus Wéber, 1972

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boreoalpinus Frey, 1943

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brachystylus (Bezzi, 1892)

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brevicornis (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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calceatus (Meigen, 1822)

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candicans (Fallén, 1815)

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caroli Grootaert, 1987

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celer (Meigen, 1822)

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ciliaris (Fallén, 1816)

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cilitarsis Frey, 1943

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clarandus (Collin, 1926)

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clypeatus Kovalev, 1973

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collini (Chvála, 1966)

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commutatus (Strobl, 1893)

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confiformis Chvála, 1971

cothurnatus Macquart, 1827

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cruralis (Collin, 1961)

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cryptospina (Frey, 1909)

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cursitans (Fabricius, 1775)

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dilatatovittatus (Strobl, 1910)

divisus Walker, 1851

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ecalceatus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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excisus (Becker, 1907)

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exilis (Meigen, 1822)

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flavicornis (Meigen, 1822)

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fuscicornis (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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infectus (Collin, 1926)

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ingenuus (Collin, 1926)

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insperatus Kovalev, 1971

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interstinctus (Collin, 1926)

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kirtlingensis Grootaert, 1986

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laticinctus Walker, 1851

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leucocephalus (von Roser, 1840)

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leucothrix (Strobl, 1910)

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longicornis (Meigen, 1822)

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longimanus (Corti, 1907)

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longiseta (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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luteicornis (Meigen, 1838)

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luteipes Zusková, 1966

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luteoloides Grootaert, 1983

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luteolus (Collin, 1926)

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luteus (Meigen, 1804)

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macula (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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maculimanus (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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maculipes (Meigen, 1822)

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major (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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melancholicus (Collin, 1961)

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mikii (Becker, 1890)

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minutus (Meigen, 1804)

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nanus (Oldenberg, 1924)

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nigellus (Collin, 1969)

niger (Meigen, 1804)

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nigricolor Merz & Chvála, 1998

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nigricoxa (Mik, 1884)

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nigrimanus Strobl, 1880

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nigritarsis (Fallén, 1816)

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nigrosetosus (Strobl, 1893)

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niveiseta (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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notatus (Meigen, 1822)

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nudithorax Chvála, 1975

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ochrocera (Collin, 1961)

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optivus (Collin, 1926)

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palavensis Chvála, 1989

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pallidicornis (Collin, 1926)

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pallidicoxa (Frey, 1913)

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pallidiseta Kovalev, 1978

pallidiventris (Meigen, 1822)

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pallipes (Fallén, 1815)

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parvicauda (Collin, 1926)

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pectoralis (Fallén, 1815)

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pictitarsis (Becker, 1902)

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pragensis Chvála, 1989

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pseudociliaris (Strobl, 1910)

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pseudofulvipes (Frey, 1909)

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pseudorapidus Kovalev, 1971

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pulicarius (Meigen, 1830)

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pygialis Chvála, 1973

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rapidoides Chvála, 1975

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rapidus (Meigen, 1822)

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ringdahli Chvála, 1975

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rossicus Kovalev, 1977

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ruficornis (von Roser, 1840)

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scandinavicus Chvála, 1972

sloveniensis Bequaert, 1962

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smirnovi Kovalev, 1978

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soosi Chvála, 1989

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stabilis (Collin, 1961)

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stackelbergi Kovalev, 1971

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stigma (Collin, 1926)

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stigmatelloides Grootaert & Chvála, 1988

stigmatellus (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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strakai Chvála, 1989

stroblii (Mik, 1900)

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styloformis Wéber, 1972

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subbrevis (Frey, 1913)

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subtilis (Collin, 1926)

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sylvicola (Collin, 1926)

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tonsus (Collin, 1961)

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tuomikoskii Chvála, 1972

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unguiger Kovalev & Chvála, 1985

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vegetus Frey, 1943

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vegrandis Frey, 1943

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verralli (Collin, 1926)

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vividus (Meigen, 1838)

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Symballophthalmus Becker, 1889

dissimilis (Fallén, 1815)

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fuscitarsis (Zetterstedt, 1859)

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pictipes (Becker, 1889)

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Tachydromia Meigen, 1822

aemula (Loew, 1864)

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annulimana Meigen, 1822

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arrogans (Linnaeus, 1761)

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calcanea (Meigen, 1838)

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carpathica Chvála, 1966

connexa Meigen, 1822

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costalis (von Roser, 1840)

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interrupta (Loew, 1864)

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microptera (Loew, 1864)

parva Chvála, 1970

sabulosa Meigen, 1830

smithi Chvála, 1966

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terricola Zetterstedt, 1819

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tuberculata (Loew, 1864)

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umbrarum Haliday, 1833

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undulata (Strobl, 1906)

woodi (Collin, 1926)

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Tachypeza Meigen, 1830

fennica Tuomikoski, 1932

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fuscipennis (Fallén, 1815)

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heeri Zetterstedt, 1838

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nubila (Meigen, 1804)

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tanaisense Kovalev, 1975

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truncorum (Fallén, 1815)

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DRAPETINI

Chersodromia Walker, 1849

cursitans (Zetterstedt, 1819)

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Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857

abditus Kovalev, 1972

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aeneus (Walker, 1871)

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curvinervis (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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flexuosus (Loew, 1840)

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humilis (Frey, 1913)

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minimus (Meigen, 1838)

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nigritellus (Zetterstedt, 1842)

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setiger (Loew, 1859)

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Drapetis Meigen, 1822

Drapetis s.str

arcuata Loew, 1859

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assimilis (Fallén, 1815)

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completa Kovalev, 1972

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convergens Collin, 1926

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exilis Meigen, 1822

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flavipes Macquart, 1834

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incompleta Collin, 1926

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infitialis Collin, 1961

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parilis Collin, 1926

)

pusilla Loew, 1859

)

simulans Collin, 1961

)

Elaphropeza Macquart, 1827

ephippiata (Fallén, 1815)

)

Stilpon Loew, 1859

graminum (Fallén, 1815)

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lunatus (Walker, 1851)

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nubilus Collin, 1926

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sublunatus Collin, 1961

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