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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Golden Horseshoe (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
362
2497
3974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
361
2496
3973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2460
3924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2088
3408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
403
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
44
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
26
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Golden Horseshoe
3 Families width 43 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies23SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Golden Horseshoe
26 Genera with 43 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allodromia Smith, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Baeodromia Cumming, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1893Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Golden Horseshoe
43 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Allodromia testacea Melander, 1928
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Baeodromia pleuriticus Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus orichalceus Gosseries, 1989
Dolichopus vigilans Aldrich, 1893
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus harpiger Melander, 1924
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Golden Horseshoe
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
23
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
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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