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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Prince Edward Island (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
3056
5385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
408
3054
5383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
2999
5272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2592
4715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
597
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
415
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
26
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Island
3 Families width 48 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies16SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies25SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Island
26 Genera with 48 Species
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Bicellaria Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Calyxochaetus Bigot, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies13SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Island
48 Species
Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Bicellaria lugubris Melander, 1928
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chrysotimus delicatus Loew, 1861
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus barbicauda Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus blandus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus crenatus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus occidentalis Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934California sweetcicely
Dolichopus smicrus Meuffels & G..., 1999
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Euhybus sordipes Melander, 1928
Euhybus subjectus Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus nigribarbus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus subulatus Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Neurigona ciliata Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Pelastoneurus abbreviatus Loew, 1864
Pelastoneurus kansensis Aldrich, 1894
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Prince Edward Island
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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