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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Banff District (Alberta´s Rockies, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1545
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1544
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1517
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1314
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
442
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
301
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Banff District
3 Families width 33 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies8SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Banff District
26 Genera with 33 Species
#BCDEHLMNOPRST
Bicellaria Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18572SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Neurigonia1SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Telmaturgus Mik, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff District
33 Species
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus americanus Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigonia nigrimanus
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922
Rhaphium longibarba
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Telmaturgus parvus Van Duzee, 1942

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Banff District
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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