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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1667
2346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1451
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
364
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
231
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Ontario
3 Families width 19 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Ontario
15 Genera with 19 Species
Allodromia Smith, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Ontario
19 Species
Allodromia testacea Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus alexanderi Harmston & M..., 1966
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus lobatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus scotias Loew, 1861
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Northwestern Ontario
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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