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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Strathcona County (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1077
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
963
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
173
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
19
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Strathcona County
3 Families width 8 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Strathcona County
12 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysotus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1824Long-legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Strathcona County
8 Species
Chrysotus neglectus Wiedemann, 1817
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) brevipennis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Strathcona County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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