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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
35
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
3 Families width 61 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies29SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies19SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
35 Genera with 61 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
61 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus boreus (Van Duzee, 1921)⇒ Dolichopus lamellipes Walker, 1849
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longipennis 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
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
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
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus juvenis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
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 Metropolitan Region
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
15
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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