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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
406
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
303
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
80
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
3 Families width 17 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
13 Genera with 17 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1895Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Plagioneurus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
17 Species
Crossopalpus plumipes Melander, 1918
Drapetis plumipes (Melander, 1918)⇒ Crossopalpus plumipes Melander, 1918
Empis cacuminifer Melander, 1902
Empis caeligena Melander, 1902
Euhybus metatarsalis Melander, 1928
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara johnsoni Coquillett, 1895
Neoplasta chrysopleura MacDonald & ..., 1993
Paraclius flagellatus Harmston, 1952
Pelastoneurus aurifacies Van Duzee, 1923Lemmon's yampah
Pelastoneurus minutus (Van Duzee, 1933)⇒ Pelastoneurus aurifacies Van Duzee, 1923
Plagioneurus univittatus Loew, 1857Desert globemallow
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Stilpon chillcotti Cumming, 1992
Systenus apicalis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Systenus minutus Van Duzee, 1913

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Alabama
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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