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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Central Kootenay (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
770
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
769
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
756
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
682
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
112
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
72
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Kootenay
2 Families width 8 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Kootenay
6 Genera with 8 Species
Chamedipsia1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Kootenay
8 Species
Chamedipsia gubernans
Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Drapetis aliternigra Melander, 1918False madwort
Drapetis infumata Melander, 1918False madwort
Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928
Platypalpus direptor Melander, 1928
Platypalpus sericatus Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Central Kootenay
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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