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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Red Rock Parkway (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
185
749
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
749
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
745
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
594
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
251
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
183
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
20
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Rock Parkway
3 Families width 14 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Rock Parkway
14 Genera with 14 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Rock Parkway
14 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Hydrophorus altivagus Aldrich, 1911
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Red Rock Parkway
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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