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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
658
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
467
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
87
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
36
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Ontario
4 Families width 59 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies36SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies12SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Ontario
36 Genera with 59 Species
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Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allanthalia Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly2SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ethiromyia Brooks & Whe..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19194SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
59 Species
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Argyra thoracica Van Duzee, 1925
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Ceratomerus crassinervis Malloch, 1931
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotus palpiger Wheeler, 1890
Condylostylus caudatus Wiedemann, 1830
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dactylomyia decora Aldrich, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus canadensis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus parvicornis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus obtusicauda Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara nitida
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus niger Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sciapus tener Loew, 1862
Stilpon vockerothi Cumming, 1992
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Central Ontario
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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