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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1161
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1161
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1144
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
994
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
345
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
221
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
26
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands (Edmonton Canada)
3 Families width 19 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands (Edmonton Canada)
17 Genera with 19 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1934Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands (Edmonton Canada)
19 Species
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Highlands (Edmonton Canada)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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