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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Halifax (Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
922
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
922
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
919
1040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
827
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
250
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
170
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halifax (Nova Scotia)
3 Families width 19 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halifax (Nova Scotia)
15 Genera with 19 Species
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halifax (Nova Scotia)
19 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus constrictus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Gymnopternus cuneicornis Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus obtusicauda Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Sciapus tener Loew, 1862
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Halifax (Nova Scotia)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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