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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
353
2166
3202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2165
3201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
2095
3070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
1842
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
304
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
235
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
47
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Allegheny County
3 Families width 12 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Allegheny County
14 Genera with 12 Species
Asyndetus Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Telmaturgus Mik, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Allegheny County
12 Species
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza winthemi Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Telmaturgus parvus Van Duzee, 1942

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Allegheny County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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