Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Rhode Island (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 292
1803
3104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1800
3100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 276
1745
2967 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1458
2440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 43
153
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 35
116
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 8
45
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rhode Island
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Rhode Island
12 Genera with 15 Species | Asyndetus Loew, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopternus Loew, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1864 | Balloon Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophorus Fallen, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocharassus Mik, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liancalus Loew, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medetera Fischer von ..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypalpus Macquart, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphium Meigen, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rhode Island
15 Species | Asyndetus ammophilus Loew, 1869 | Juniper globemallow | | Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878 | | | Gymnopternus singularis Van Duzee, 1924 | Narrow-seeded yampah | | Hilara testacea Loew, 1864 | | | Hydrophorus aestuum Loew, 1869 | Juniper globemallow | | Hypocharassus pruinosus Wheeler, 1898 | | | Liancalus genualis Loew, 1861 | | | Medetera diadema Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Platypalpus apicalis Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823 | | | Rhaphium johnsoni Van Duzee, 1923 | |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Rhode Island | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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