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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
778
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
778
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
731
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
654
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
182
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
147
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clare County
3 Families width 12 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clare County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clare County
12 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985
Sciapus tener Loew, 1862
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Clare County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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