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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1984
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1697
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
141
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
112
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameron County (Texas)
2 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Achradocera Coquillett, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
6 Species
Asyndetus hardyi Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Dolichopus platyprosopus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Paraclius arcuatus Huckett, 1965
Thinophilus flavicauda

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Cameron County (Texas)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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