AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Edmonton (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
387
3232
6264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
3230
6262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
3161
6120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
272
2776
5580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
596
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
415
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
57
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edmonton (Canada)
3 Families width 35 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies12SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edmonton (Canada)
25 Genera with 35 Species
#BCDEGHLMNOPRST
Bicellaria Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton (Canada)
35 Species
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus subjectus Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona ornata Van Duzee, 1930Parsley
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Edmonton (Canada)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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