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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
852
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
852
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
813
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
703
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
199
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
132
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Southwest Middlesex
3 Families width 13 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Middlesex
13 Genera with 13 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Middlesex
13 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Southwest Middlesex
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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