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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
372
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
372
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
354
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
305
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
66
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
45
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Springfield (Hampden County)
2 Families width 5 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Springfield (Hampden County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Hampden County)
5 Species
Dolichopus acutus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus ornatipennis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Springfield (Hampden County)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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