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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Afton (Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
231
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
231
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
230
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
184
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
85
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
52
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Antigonish County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Antigonish County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1911Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Antigonish County)
8 Species
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichopus jugalis Tucker, 1911California eryngo
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyntormon emarginatum Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Stilpon campestris Cumming, 1992

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Afton (Antigonish County)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
3
Genera
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