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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Middlesex County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
1817
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
337
1817
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
319
1763
2489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1501
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
317
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
227
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Canada)
3 Families width 19 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Canada)
16 Genera with 19 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Canada)
19 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Stilpon curvipes Melander, 1928
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Middlesex County (Canada)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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