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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Astotin Lake (Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
794
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
794
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
790
893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
693
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
302
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
196
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Astotin Lake
3 Families width 18 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Astotin Lake
15 Genera with 18 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Astotin Lake
18 Species
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus obsoletus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Astotin Lake
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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