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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Niagara County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
230
835
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
835
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
793
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
681
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
120
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niagara County
3 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niagara County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1864Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liancalus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niagara County
6 Species
Dolichopus adustus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dolichopus angustipennis Kertesz, 1901
Dolichopus palaestricus Loew, 1864
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilara cataracta
Liancalus genualis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Niagara County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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