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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
975
1407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
799
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
152
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
133
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Ottawa
3 Families width 3 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ottawa
6 Genera with 3 Species
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ottawa
3 Species
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Hercostomus chetifer Walker, 1849
Hydrophorus extrarius Aldrich, 1911

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Ottawa
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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