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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Piatt County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1126
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1126
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
226
1067
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
937
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
86
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
66
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
18
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piatt County
3 Families width 6 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piatt County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piatt County
6 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Tachydromia maculipennis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Piatt 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
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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