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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1675
2355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1674
2354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
295
1608
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
1393
1967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
197
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
143
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Luzerne County
3 Families width 11 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Luzerne County
11 Genera with 11 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luzerne County
11 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syneches ater Melander, 1928
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Luzerne County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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