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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
267
1235
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
267
1235
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1186
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1019
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
138
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
110
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Aroostook County
3 Families width 8 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aroostook County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1830Trichina worms2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aroostook County
8 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Oedalea testacea (Melander, 1927)⇒ Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Platypalpus sutor Melander, 1924Mustard
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Trichina clavipes Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Trichina flavipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Trichinomyia flavipes Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Aroostook County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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