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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1185
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1184
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1167
2054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
980
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
164
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
125
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
50
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
3 Families width 20 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies18SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
6 Genera with 20 Species
Acallomyia Melander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Progloma James, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 194912SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
20 Species
Acallomyia probolaea A. L. Melander, 1949
Empis florissantana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis infossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Empis miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis perdita T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Gymnopternus lacustris D. J. Bickel, 1995
Progloma rohweri M. T. James, 1937
Rhamphomyia aeterna A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia craterae A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia fossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia hypolitha T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Rhamphomyia inanimata A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia infernalis A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia interita A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia morticina A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia senecta A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia sepulta T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Rhamphomyia spodites A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia tumulata A. L. Melander, 1949
Tachypeza primitiva A. L. Melander, 1949

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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