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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1577
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1338
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
274
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
190
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
34
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Simcoe County
3 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Simcoe County
10 Genera with 6 Species
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
6 Species
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Simcoe County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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