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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Parkland County (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1762
2596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
1760
2595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1725
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1514
2279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
509
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
356
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Parkland County
3 Families width 30 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies18SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Parkland County
22 Genera with 30 Species
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Argyra Macquart, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Parkland County
30 Species
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus bifractus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus laticornis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus longipennis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Parkland County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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