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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
1821
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1584
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
340
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
223
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
51
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles
3 Families width 23 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles
19 Genera with 23 Species
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1922Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
23 Species
Argyra californica Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Argyra femoralis Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Condylostylus ignoratus Becker, 1922
Dolichopus talus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus chetifer Walker, 1849
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Peloropeodes cornuta Van Duzee, 1926
Peloropeodes cornutus Van Duzee, 1926
Platypalpus canus Melander, 1902
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus incurvus Melander, 1902
Rhamphomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1895
Sciapus platypterus Fabricius, 1805
Sciapus tener Loew, 1862
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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