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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
247
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
62
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
3 Families width 19 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
14 Genera with 19 Species
Argyra Macquart, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1830Long-Legged Fly2SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Microphorus Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Psilopus Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
19 Species
Argyra brevipes Aldrich, 1904Oregon yampah
Chrysotus dorsalis Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Chrysotus tarsalis Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Condylostylus longitalus Van Duzee, 1923
Condylostylus mundus Wiedemann, 1830
Diaphorus australis Van Duzee, 1915Bolander's yampah
Diaphorus canus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Dolichopus digitus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis compta Coquillett, 1895
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Medetera bistriata Parent, 1929
Medetera isobellae Bickel, 1985
Microphor bilineatus Melander, 1902
Microphorus bilineatus Melander, 1902
Pelastoneurus parvus Thomson, 1869
Psilopus viridicoxa
Rhaphium occipitale Curran, 1927
Thinophilus frontalis Van Duzee, 1914Bolander's yampah

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Louisiana
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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