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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Clare District (Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1507
2215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1507
2215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1498
2205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1340
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
332
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
217
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clare District
3 Families width 21 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clare District
15 Genera with 21 Species
Allodromia Smith, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Baeodromia Cumming, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clare District
21 Species
Allodromia testacea Melander, 1928
Baeodromia pleuriticus Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Clare District
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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