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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Lafayette (Madison County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
403
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
403
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
381
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
323
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
76
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
69
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette (Indiana)
3 Families width 16 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette (Indiana)
11 Genera with 16 Species
Diaphorus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette (Indiana)
16 Species
Diaphorus canus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Dolichopus aethiops Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus alacer Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus retinens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Drapetis bispina Melander, 1918False madwort
Drapetis pilosa Melander, 1918False madwort
Hercostomus indianus Harmston, 1952Guyanese pepper
Hilara nigra
Pelastoneurus proximus Aldrich, 1904
Peloropeodes acuticornis Van Duzee, 1926
Rhaphium exile Curran, 1926
Rhaphium vanduzeei Curran, 1926
Sympycnus aldrichi Van Duzee, 1930Parsley
Syntormon femoratum Townsend, 1891Oregon yampah
Syntormon simplicitarse Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Thrypticus bicolor Macquart, 1827

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Lafayette (Indiana)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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