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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
358
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
315
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
91
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
12
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska Peninsula
3 Families width 28 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska Peninsula
9 Genera with 28 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1864Long-legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Microphorus Macquart, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska Peninsula
28 Species
Bicellaria pilipes Loew, 1862
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) rupestris Haliday, 1833Long-legged fly
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus lobatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus plumitarsis Fallen, 1823Long-legged fly
Dolichopus xanthocnemus Loew, 1864
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900
Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hydrophorus pectinipes Van Duzee, 1923Lemmon's yampah
Hydrophorus signifer (Coquillett, 1899)⇒ Hydrophorus signiferus Coquillett, 1899
Hydrophorus signiferus Coquillett, 1899
Microphorus atratus (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Microphor atratus Coquillett, 1900
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhaphium boreale Van Duzee, 1923
Rhaphium discolor Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Rhaphium nigrum Van Duzee, 1923

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Alaska Peninsula
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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