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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Southwestern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4492
8586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
4489
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
4397
8381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3708
7212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
848
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
668
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
103
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
41
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwestern Ontario
3 Families width 86 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies52SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies26SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwestern Ontario
41 Genera with 86 Species
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Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allanthalia Melander, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dactylomyia Aldrich, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies16SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19194SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nematoproctus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18613SpeciesTaxom
Plagioneurus Loew, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 192810SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Systenus Loew, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwestern Ontario
86 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Allanthalia pallida Zetterstedt, 1838
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Amblypsilopus unifasciatus Say, 1823
Argyra albicans Loew, 1861
Argyra calcitrans Loew, 1861
Argyra currani Van Duzee, 1925Oregon yampah
Argyra robusta Johnson, 1906California sandwort
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Condylostylus caudatus Wiedemann, 1830
Condylostylus connectans Curran, 1942
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Condylostylus sipho Say, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dactylomyia lateralis Say, 1829
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus affinis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus alacer Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus albicoxa Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus calcaratus Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus contiguus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dolichopus eudactylus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus penicillatus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus porphyrops Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus ramifer Spencer, 1969
Dolichopus variabilis Loew, 1861
Dolichopus versutus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus vittatus Loew, 1861
Drapetis septentrionalis (Melander, 1902)⇒ Crossopalpus septentrionalis Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Euhybus triplex Walker, 1849
Gymnopternus barbatulus Loew, 1861
Gymnopternus humilis Loew, 1864
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera veles Loew, 1861
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Mesorhaga flavipes Van Duzee, 1932
Microphor obscurus Coquillett, 1903
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Pelastoneurus kansensis Aldrich, 1894
Pelastoneurus proximus Aldrich, 1904
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Plagioneurus univittatus Loew, 1857Desert globemallow
Platypalpus annulatus Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Platypalpus major Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platypalpus xanthopodus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhaphium punctitarse Curran, 1924
Sciapus tener Loew, 1862
Stilpon chillcotti Cumming, 1992
Stilpon curvipes Melander, 1928
Stilpon vockerothi Cumming, 1992
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syneches phthia Walker, 1852Arizona milkweed
Syneches pusillus Loew, 1861
Syneches rufus Loew, 1861
Syneches simplex Walker, 1852Bloodflower
Systenus eucercus Steyskal, 1970Littleleaf buckbrush
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830
Tachytrechus vorax Loew, 1861
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Southwestern Ontario
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
24
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
12
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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