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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Central Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
363
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
280
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Illinois
3 Families width 18 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Illinois
13 Genera with 18 Species
Chrysotus Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
18 Species
Chrysotus obliquus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus aequalis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia maculipennis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Central Illinois
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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