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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
465
3632
6798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
464
3629
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
3523
6553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
298
2959
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
348
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
55
282
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
61
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Illinois
3 Families width 41 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Illinois
20 Genera with 41 Species
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1830Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagioneurus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Illinois
41 Species
Chrysosoma platychirus Frey, 1924
Chrysotus barbatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotus obliquus Loew, 1861
Condylostylus caudatus Wiedemann, 1830
Diaphorus leucostoma Loew, 1861
Diaphorus variabilis Van Duzee, 1915Bolander's yampah
Dolichopus aequalis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus alacer Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus albicoxa Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus cuprinus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus discolor Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus lobatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longipennis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus scapularis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus tener Coquillett, 1902
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus vittatus Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis enodis Melander, 1902
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Medetera nigripes Zetterstedt, 1848
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Plagioneurus univittatus Loew, 1857Desert globemallow
Platypalpus callithrix Melander, 1928
Platypalpus rubefactus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia laevigata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syneches rufus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia maculipennis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Northern Illinois
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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