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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
305
1930
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1647
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
443
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
301
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Toronto
3 Families width 30 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies22SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Toronto
19 Genera with 30 Species
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1823Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pelastoneurus Kansensis Al..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto
30 Species
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Condylostylus patibulatus Say, 1823
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus albicoxa Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus barbicauda Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus dakotensis Aldrich, 1893
Dolichopus defectus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus porphyrops Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Dolichopus tonsus Loew, 1861
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Gymnopternus lividifrons Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Neurigona disjuncta Van Duzee, 1913Bolander's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Pelastoneurus vagans Loew, 1861
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Toronto
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
12
22
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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