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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
579
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
459
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
130
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern California
3 Families width 28 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern California
27 Genera with 28 Species
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Achradocera Coquillett, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1893Long-legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neoparentia Robinson, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
28 Species
Argyra argentiventris Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Clinocera prasinata Melander, 1928
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus acricola Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus completus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus crenatus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Dolichopus grandis Aldrich, 1893
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus californicus Van Duzee, 1920Common yampah
Hemerodromia brevifrons Melander, 1947India mustard
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hydrophorus sodalis Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Liancalus similis Aldrich, 1893
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Neoparentia caudatus Van Duzee, 1917
Neurigona transversa Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia parvisinuata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rogersi Bartak, 2002
Scellus virago Aldrich, 1907
Sympycnus clavicornis Van Duzee, 1930Parsley
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachytrechus tahoensis Harmston & K..., 1940

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Eastern California
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
16
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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