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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
59
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
30
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
3 Families width 51 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
30 Genera with 51 Species
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Aphrosylus Haliday, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Parasyntormon Wheeler, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
51 Species
Aphrosylus praedator Wheeler, 1897Carpenter's groundcherry
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) latipennis Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus canadensis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus diversipennis Curran, 1922
Dolichopus groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1843
Dolichopus jugalis Tucker, 1911California eryngo
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus penicillatus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus brevicornis Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Northern Alberta
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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