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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
326
1597
2464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
1596
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1545
2348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
222
1324
2048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
231
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
190
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pierce County (Washington)
3 Families width 25 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies12SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pierce County (Washington)
24 Genera with 25 Species
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Anomalempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Melanderia Aldrich, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oedalea Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phyletus Gistl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1928Trichina worms1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pierce County (Washington)
25 Species
Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927
Anthalia scutellaris Melander, 1928
Bicellaria brevifurca Melander, 1928
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Heteropsilopus cingulipes Walker, 1835
Leptopeza disparilis Melander, 1902
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928
Oedalea lanceolata Melander, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Phyletus schizophorus
Platypalpus simplicipes Melander, 1928
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Proclinopyga solivaga Melander, 1928
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachydromia tacoma Melander, 1928
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Trichina pullata Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Pierce County (Washington)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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