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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Heritage Valley (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
523
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
523
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
157
518
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
465
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
198
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
104
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heritage Valley
3 Families width 8 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heritage Valley
10 Genera with 8 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heritage Valley
8 Species
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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