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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
229
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
187
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
38
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
3 Families width 8 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
13 Genera with 8 Species
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Microphorella Becker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
8 Species
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Microphorella tubifera Melander, 1928
Platypalpus recurvus Melander, 1928
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachyempis nervosa Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera brunnipennis Melander, 1927

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Santa Clara County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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