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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Frontenac County (Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
350
2205
3194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2205
3194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
2139
3056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
244
1835
2671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
524
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
360
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Frontenac County
3 Families width 35 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies9SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies19SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Frontenac County
27 Genera with 35 Species
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Allanthalia Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18573SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Frontenac County
35 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Gymnopternus obtusicauda Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Gymnopternus spectabilis Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Frontenac County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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