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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
911
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
909
1219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
870
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
723
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
130
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
97
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfax County
3 Families width 9 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfax County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Allodromia Smith, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1915Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfax County
9 Species
Allodromia testacea Melander, 1928
Condylostylus banksii Van Duzee, 1915
Diaphorus leucostoma Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Peloropeodes salax Wheeler, 1890Coastal groundcherry
Platypalpus versutus Melander, 1924Mustard
Systenus albimanus Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Systenus apicalis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Thrypticus bicolor Macquart, 1827

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Fairfax County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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