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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3116
6987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3113
6984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3045
6850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2495
5715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
460
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
344
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
89
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montana
3 Families width 47 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies20SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies19SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montana
22 Genera with 47 Species
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Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hurleyella Runyon & Rob..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 192812SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1928Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montana
47 Species
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus claudicans Loew, 1864
Campsicnemus montanus Harmston & K..., 1942
Campsicnemus thersites Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Chelifera varix Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera setitibia Sinclair, 2008
Crossopalpus armata Melander, 1918
Diaphorus aldrichi Van Duzee, 1915Bolander's yampah
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus consanguineus Doane, 1899
Dolichopus interjectus Van Duzee, 1923Lemmon's yampah
Dolichopus obcordatus Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus sufflavus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus viridis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Hurleyella salina Runyon, 2019
Liancalus pterodactyl Runyon & Hurley, 2015
Microphor evisceratus Melander, 1940
Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Paraclius nigrocaudatus Van Duzee, 1918Common yampah
Pelastoneurus abbreviatus Loew, 1864
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus aequicornis (Melander, 1927)⇒ Platypalpus inops Melander, 1902
Platypalpus armillatus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus decolor Melander, 1928
Platypalpus flammifer Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus flavirostris Loew, 1864
Platypalpus gesticulor Melander, 1928
Platypalpus glacialis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus inops Melander, 1902
Platypalpus nitidipleura Melander, 1928
Platypalpus tachistiformis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus vittiger (Melander, 1927)⇒ Platypalpus flavirostris Loew, 1864
Platypalpus vulnificus Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga exporrecta Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia appendens Bartak, 2002
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Scellus knowltoni Harmston, 1939Moth pepper
Tachydromia bimaculata Loew, 1863
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza discifera Melander, 1928
Tachypeza winthemi Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Trichina pullata Melander, 1928
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Montana
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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