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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region The Meadows (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
755
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
755
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
744
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
649
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
250
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
152
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for The Meadows (Edmonton Canada)
3 Families width 13 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for The Meadows (Edmonton Canada)
12 Genera with 13 Species
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for The Meadows (Edmonton Canada)
13 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in The Meadows (Edmonton Canada)
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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