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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region North Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
4117
9693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4115
9691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4025
9460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3440
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
885
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
615
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
94
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
41
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Canada
3 Families width 143 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies27SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies65SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies51SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Canada
41 Genera with 143 Species
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Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1864Long-legged flies31SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1913Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19859SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 192813SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190025SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Telmaturgus Mik, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
143 Species
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus cinctipus Harmston, 1968
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera frigelii Zetterstedt, 1838
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Diaphorus fuscus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) armillatus Wahlberg, 1850
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latipennis Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus bolsteri Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus brevimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dolichopus dasyops Malloch, 1919
Dolichopus diversipennis Curran, 1922
Dolichopus groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus humilis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus incisuralis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus lamellipes Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus maculitarsis Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Dolichopus monarchus Harmston, 1968
Dolichopus nigricauda Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus nigrilineatus Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Dolichopus nudus Loew, 1864
Dolichopus obsoletus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus sedulus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus tetricus Loew, 1864
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Heleodromia boreoalpina Saigusa, 1963
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus chetifer Walker, 1849
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara crickmayi Curran, 1926
Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955
Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hydrophorus alpinus Wahlberg, 1844
Hydrophorus manicatus Collin, 1935
Hydrophorus phalarus Hurley, 1985Gray alder
Hydrophorus pilitarsis Malloch, 1919
Hydrophorus sodalis Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Hydrophorus viridifacies Van Duzee, 1923Lemmon's yampah
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera borealis Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera maura Adams, 1904Heartleaf groundcherry
Medetera pseudosibirica Bickel, 1985
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera tuktoyaktuk Bickel, 1985
Medetera veles Loew, 1861
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Medetera vockerothi Bickel, 1985
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Oreogeton stigmaticus Philippi, 1865
Parathalassius candidatus Melander, 1906Common sandweed
Parathalassius susanae Brooks & Cum..., 2017
Parathalassius wheeleri Brooks & Cum..., 2017
Platypalpus achlytarsis Chillcott, 1962
Platypalpus brevicornis Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus carectorum Chillcott, 1962
Platypalpus confiformis Chvala, 1971
Platypalpus harpestylis Chillcott, 1962
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus juvenis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus paluster Chillcott, 1962
Platypalpus prorsus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus sahlbergi Frey, 1909
Platypalpus satyriacus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus xanthopodus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917Cooley's meadow-rue
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lamelliseta Ringdahl, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tipularia Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) unguiculata Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia herschelli Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hoeli (Frey, 1950)⇒ Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia horitropha Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia hovgaardii Holmgren, 1880West Indian false nettle
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia similata Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900
Rhaphium discolor Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922
Rhaphium glaciale Ringdahl, 1920
Rhaphium temerarium Becker, 1922
Rhaphium terminale Van Duzee, 1924
Rhaphium tripartitum Frey, 1913
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Scellus spinimanus Zetterstedt, 1843
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tachypeza winthemi Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Telmaturgus parvus Van Duzee, 1942
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862
Wiedemannia vexillum Sinclair, 1997

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in North Canada
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
15
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
14
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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