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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
1853
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1642
2584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
384
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
262
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
34
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Digby County
3 Families width 24 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Digby County
17 Genera with 24 Species
Allodromia Smith, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Baeodromia Cumming, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
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
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Digby County
24 Species
Allodromia testacea Melander, 1928
Baeodromia pleuriticus Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
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
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Digby County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
5
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