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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Cambridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
972
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
972
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
949
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
798
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
133
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
100
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
3 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
6 Species
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cambridge (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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