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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1309
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1309
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1299
1576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1119
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
384
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
285
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Saskatchewan
3 Families width 29 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Saskatchewan
20 Genera with 29 Species
Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Saskatchewan
29 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
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 (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus boreus (Van Duzee, 1921)⇒ Dolichopus lamellipes Walker, 1849
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
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 signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus juvenis Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Fort Saskatchewan
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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