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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Brazeau County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1273
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1273
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1242
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1077
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
360
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
229
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazeau County
3 Families width 25 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazeau County
20 Genera with 25 Species
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1999Long-legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocyrtoma Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazeau County
25 Species
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Dolichopus adultus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus agronomus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus coercens Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Brazeau County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
13
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
9
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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