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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Story County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1511
2221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1511
2221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1464
2141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1161
1711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
123
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
98
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Story County
3 Families width 6 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Story County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Achalcus Haliday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Story County
6 Species
Achalcus melanotrichus Mik, 1878
Chrysotus hirtipes Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Micromorphus bifrons Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Platypalpus holosericus Melander, 1924Mustard
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Story County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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