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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Sahtu Region (Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
321
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
321
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
312
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
281
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
92
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
58
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Sahtu Region
3 Families width 7 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahtu Region
7 Genera with 7 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1843Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahtu Region
7 Species
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Dolichopus groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1843
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Platypalpus brevicornis Zetterstedt, 1842
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Sahtu Region
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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