Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
3347
6679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 420
3346
6678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3288
6562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2810
5815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 83
655
1188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 62
469
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 9
70
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 4
31
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Alberta
4 Families width 53 Species
Genera for Southern Alberta
31 Genera with 53 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
| Argyra Macquart, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicellaria Macquart, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsicnemus Haliday, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelipoda Macquart, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotus Meigen, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condylostylus Bigot, 1823 | Long-Legged Fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crossopalpus Bigot, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopus Latreille, 1934 | Long-legged flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Euthyneura Macquart, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Gymnopternus Loew, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heleodromia Haliday, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hercostomus Loew, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperempis Melander, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophorus Fallen, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopeza Macquart, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medetera Fischer von ..., 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micrempis Melander, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemedromia Grimaldi & C..., 1999 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ocydromia Meigen, 1820 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philetus Melander, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypalpus Macquart, 1864 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphium Meigen, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scellus Loew, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympycnus Loew, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachydromia Meigen, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tachypeza Meigen, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Alberta
53 Species | Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906 | California sandwort | | Bicellaria bisetosa Tuomikoski, 1936 | | | Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823 | | | Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993 | | | Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817 | | | Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823 | | | Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822 | | | Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902 | | | Crossopalpus setiger Loew, 1859 | | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824 | Prostrate yellowcress | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) lepidus Stæger, 1842 | | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831 | | Dolichopus (Dolichopus) stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1843 | Harkness' flaxflower | | Dolichopus affluens Van Duzee, 1921 | Howell's yampah | | Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900 | | | Dolichopus celeripes Van Duzee, 1921 | Howell's yampah | | Dolichopus jugalis Tucker, 1911 | California eryngo | | Dolichopus longimanus Loew, 1861 | | | Dolichopus nigricauda Van Duzee, 1921 | Howell's yampah | | Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824 | Prostrate yellowcress | | Dolichopus renidescens Melander & B..., 1900 | | | Dolichopus shelfordi Curran, 1934 | California sweetcicely | | Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864 | | | Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902 | | | Hydrophorus altivagus Aldrich, 1911 | | | Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820) | ⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820 | | Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843) | ⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955 | | Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857 | | | Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919 | Gairdner's yampah | | Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983 | | | Nemedromia campania ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Nemedromia telescopica ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862 | | | Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861 | | | Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928 | | | Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806 | | | Platypalpus brevicornis Zetterstedt, 1842 | | | Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924 | Mustard | | Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928 | | | Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864) | ⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842 | | Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhaphium femoratum Van Duzee, 1922 | | | Scellus amplus Curran, 1923 | | | Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861 | | | Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902 | | | Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995 | | | Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902 | | | Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830 |
Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta | Family | Atelestidae
Hennig, 1970
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies | 13
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org
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