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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
278
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
220
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
39
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
31
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
3 Families width 3 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Microphorella Becker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
3 Species
Microphorella tubifera Melander, 1928
Platypalpus recurvus Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera brunnipennis Melander, 1927

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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