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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
163
633
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
163
633
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
604
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
572
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
72
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
59
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Philadelphia County
3 Families width 10 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Philadelphia County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1893Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Philadelphia County
10 Species
Dolichopus gracilis (Aldrich, 1893)⇒ Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus reflectus Aldrich, 1893
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Platypalpus oculeus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Syneches simplex Walker, 1852Bloodflower
Syneches thoracicus Say, 1823
Systenus minutus Van Duzee, 1913
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

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

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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