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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Pelee Island (Lake Erie Islands, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1353
1576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1352
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1336
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1148
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
337
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
238
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pelee Island
3 Families width 24 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pelee Island
17 Genera with 24 Species
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelee Island
24 Species
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus calcaratus Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus barbatulus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Microphor obscurus Coquillett, 1903
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Pelee Island
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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