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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Kansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
658
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
458
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
141
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
41
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kansas
4 Families width 115 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies43SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies61SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kansas
41 Genera with 115 Species
#ACDEGHIMNOPRST
Achalcus Haliday, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 192815SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19324SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1888Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Doliodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Gynatoma Collin, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 192811SpeciesTaxom
Icasma Turner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Monodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella3SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scelloides Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sematopoda Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tetrachaetus Bickel & Dyte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
115 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achalcus minor Parent, 1933
Achalcus minusculus Parent, 1933
Achalcus minutus Parent, 1933
Achalcus relictus Parent, 1933
Achalcus separatus Loew, 1869
Apalocnemis fumosa Hutton, 1901
Apalocnemis simulans Collin, 1928
Argyra albicans Loew, 1861
Argyra flavicornis Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Atrichopleura compitalis Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus dorsatus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus exiguus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus prodigiosus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus virgatus Collin, 1928
Chelifera apicata Collin, 1928
Chelifera tacita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abdita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abjecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda consignata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda delecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda inconspicua Collin, 1928
Chelipoda interposita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda longicornis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda mirabilis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda moderata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda modica Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblinata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda recurva Collin, 1928
Chelipoda secreta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda trepida Collin, 1928
Chrysosoma comatum Loew, 1861
Chrysosoma comatus Loew, 1861
Chrysosoma dichaetum (Parent, 1932)⇒ Parentia restricta Hutton, 1901
Chrysosoma huttoni Parent, 1932
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) bellax Parent, 1933
Chrysotus intrudus Harmston, 1951Higuillo
Chrysotus kansensis Harmston, 1952Guyanese pepper
Chrysotus longimanus Loew, 1861
Chrysotus obliquus Loew, 1861
Chrysotus vividus Loew, 1864
Cladodromia futilis Collin, 1928
Cladodromia insignita Collin, 1928
Cladodromia negata Collin, 1928
Diaphorus parapraestans praestans Parent, 1933
Dolichopus aurifacies Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus finitus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus kansensis Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus pulchrimanus Bigot, 1888
Doliodromia avita Collin, 1928
Drapetis latipennis Melander, 1902
Empis gladiator Melander, 1902
Empis probata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma continens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma evanescens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma pygmaea Collin, 1928
Gynatoma quadrilineata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma subfulva Collin, 1928
Hemerodromia radialis Collin, 1928
Hercostomus argentifacies Parent, 1933
Hilara consanguinea Collin, 1928
Hilara intuta Collin, 1928
Hilara macrura Collin, 1928
Hilara spinulenta Collin, 1928
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hilara urophylla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis argentella Collin, 1928
Hilarempis brevistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis cineracea Collin, 1928
Hilarempis dichropleura Collin, 1928
Hilarempis diversimana Collin, 1928
Hilarempis immota Collin, 1928
Hilarempis longistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis minthaphila Collin, 1928
Hilarempis ochrozona Collin, 1928
Hilarempis simillima Collin, 1928
Hilarempis uniseta Collin, 1928
Icasma singularis Collin, 1928
Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Micropygus vagans Parent, 1933
Monodromia fragilis Collin, 1928
Neurigona aldrichii Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Oreogeton maculipennis Collin, 1928
Oreogeton rostratus Collin, 1928
Oreogeton undulatus Collin, 1928
Oropozella antennata Collin, 1928
Oropozella bifurcata Collin, 1928
Oropozella tanycera Collin, 1928
Parentia cilifoliata Parent, 1933
Parentia modesta Parent, 1933
Parentia recticosta Parent, 1933
Phyllodromia scopulifera Collin, 1928
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus hastatus Melander, 1902
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) psychomorpha Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia praeterita Bartak, 2002
Rhaphium fascipes Meigen, 1824
Scelloides raptorius Parent, 1933
Sematopoda elata Collin, 1928
Sympycnus albinotatus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus distinctus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus edwardsi Parent, 1933
Sympycnus harrisi Parent, 1933
Sympycnus humilis Parent, 1933
Sympycnus longipilus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus luteinotatus Parent, 1933
Syneches thoracicus Say, 1823
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza postica Walker, 1857
Tetrachaetus bipunctatus Parent, 1933
Tetrachaetus simplex Parent, 1933
Thinophilus canities Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Kansas
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
17
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
17
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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