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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
801
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
577
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
86
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Ontario
3 Families width 71 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies19SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies39SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Ontario
37 Genera with 71 Species
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Allanthalia Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19194SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Microphorus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18389SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
71 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Gymnopternus obtusicauda Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hercostomus chetifer Walker, 1849
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hydrophorus extrarius Aldrich, 1911
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Microphorus isommatus (Melander, 1928)⇒ Microphor isommatus Melander, 1927
Neurigona carbonifer Loew, 1869
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus contiguus
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus puerinus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tachytrechus consobrinus Haliday, 1851
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
19
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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