Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Central Vancouver Island (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 319
1687
2366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
1686
2365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 304
1653
2308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 222
1425
2025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 56
325
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 40
210
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 6
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Vancouver Island
3 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Central Vancouver Island
18 Genera with 23 Species | Achradocera Coquillett, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicellaria Macquart, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsicnemus Haliday, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelipoda Macquart, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crossopalpus Bigot, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1839 | Long-legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gloma Meigen, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopeza Macquart, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medetera Fischer von ..., 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oreothalia Melander, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathalassius Mik, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypalpus Macquart, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachydromia Meigen, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachypeza Meigen, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Vancouver Island
23 Species | Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924 | Fly | | Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928 | | | Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823 | | | Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902 | | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831 | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839 | Milkwood | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908 | | | Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927 | | | Leptopeza disparilis Melander, 1902 | | | Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843) | ⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955 | | Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857 | | | Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919 | Gairdner's yampah | | Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Parathalassius candidatus Melander, 1906 | Common sandweed | | Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861 | | | Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924 | Mustard | | Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002 | | | Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995 | | | Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830 |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Central Vancouver Island | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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