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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region County of Northern Lights (Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
700
968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
700
968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
688
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
647
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
191
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
130
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for County of Northern Lights
3 Families width 15 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for County of Northern Lights
11 Genera with 15 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for County of Northern Lights
15 Species
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus diversipennis Curran, 1922
Dolichopus groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in County of Northern Lights
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
6
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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