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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
570
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
570
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
554
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
491
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
107
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
28
81
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


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


Genera for North Dundas
6 Genera with 6 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Dundas
6 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in North Dundas
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
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