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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Pennsylvania (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
125
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
3 Families width 123 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies74SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies20SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies29SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
49 Genera with 123 Species
#ABCDEGHMNOPRST
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Asyndetus Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Baeodromia Cumming, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Campsycnemus1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1929Long-Legged Fly10SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1893Long-legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Enlinia Aldrich, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 186110SpeciesTaxom
Harmstonia Robinson, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19198SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nepalomyia Hollis, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Telmaturgus Mik, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
123 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Anthalia bulbosa Melander, 1902
Argyra albicans Loew, 1861
Argyra johnsoni Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Baeodromia pleuriticus Melander, 1928
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Campsicnemus wilderae Runyon, 2008
Campsycnemus hirtipes Loew, 1861
Chelifera notata Loew, 1862
Chrysosoma platychirus Frey, 1924
Chrysotus barbatus Loew, 1861
Chrysotus bellus Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Chrysotus canadensis Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Chrysotus exilis Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Chrysotus furcatus Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Chrysotus subcostatus Loew, 1864
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera sublineata Sinclair, 2008
Condylostylus banksii Van Duzee, 1915
Condylostylus caudatus Wiedemann, 1830
Condylostylus chalybeus Van Duzee, 1914
Condylostylus flavipes Aldrich, 1904
Condylostylus inermis Loew, 1861
Condylostylus juncundus Loew, 1861
Condylostylus nigrofemoratus Walker, 1849
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Condylostylus sipho Say, 1823
Condylostylus viridis Parent, 1929
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Diaphorus leucostoma Loew, 1861
Diaphorus mundus Loew, 1861
Diaphorus nudus Van Duzee, 1917Red-root yampah
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus dracula Runyon, 2008
Dolichopus frosti Runyon, 2008
Dolichopus gracilis (Aldrich, 1893)⇒ Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus harbecki Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus hurleyi Runyon, 2008
Dolichopus laciniatus Coquillett, 1910
Dolichopus reflectus Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus scapularis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus vigilans Aldrich, 1893
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis arthritica Melander, 1902
Empis humilis Coquillett, 1895
Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Enlinia ciliata Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Enlinia magistri Aldrich, 1932
Enlinia saxicola Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Euthyneura bucinator Melander, 1902
Gymnopternus cuneicornis Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Gymnopternus debilis Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus difficilis Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus exilis Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus flavus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus frequens Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus obscurus Say, 1823
Gymnopternus opacus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Harmstonia intricata Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara canadensis
Hilara gracilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilarempis bicingulata Bezzi, 1909
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hydrophorus alboflorens Walker, 1849
Medetera aberrans Wheeler, 1899Heartleaf groundcherry
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera crassivenis Curran, 1928
Medetera isobellae Bickel, 1985
Medetera nova Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera veles Loew, 1861
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Microphor robustus Melander, 1927
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Nepalomyia nigricornis Van Duzee, 1914
Neurigona perplexa Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Oedalea ohioensis Melander, 1902
Oedalea testacea (Melander, 1927)⇒ Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Peloropeodes brevis Van Duzee, 1926
Platypalpus apicalis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus crassifemoris Fitch, 1856
Platypalpus mollis (Melander, 1927)⇒ Platypalpus crassifemoris Fitch, 1856
Platypalpus oculeus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Rhaphium lugubre Loew, 1861
Rhaphium melampus Loew, 1861
Rhaphium xipheres Wheeler, 1899
Stilpon varipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Sympycnus frontalis Loew, 1861
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syneches ater Melander, 1928
Syneches simplex Walker, 1852Bloodflower
Syneches thoracicus Say, 1823
Systenus minutus Van Duzee, 1913
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachyempis universalis Melander, 1910
Tachypeza clavipes Loew, 1864
Tachypeza winthemi Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Telmaturgus parvus Van Duzee, 1942
Thrypticus bicolor Macquart, 1827
Thrypticus minutus Parent, 1929
Trichoclinocera pectinifemur Sinclair, 1994

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Pennsylvania
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
26
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
11
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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