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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Algoma District (Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
342
2121
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
342
2121
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2073
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
245
1802
2699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
512
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
353
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
41
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algoma District
3 Families width 36 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies18SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algoma District
23 Genera with 36 Species
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Argyra Macquart, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algoma District
36 Species
Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Algoma District
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
18
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
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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