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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
307
1695
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
306
1693
2468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
1657
2394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1419
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
225
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
171
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
36
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fresno County
3 Families width 7 Species
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fresno County
9 Genera with 7 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fresno County
7 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Fresno County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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