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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
804
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
804
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
801
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
712
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
238
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
128
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Toronto Zoo
3 Families width 15 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Toronto Zoo
13 Genera with 15 Species
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotimus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1861Long-legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopternus Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto Zoo
15 Species
Amblypsilopus scintillans Loew, 1861
Chrysotimus luteopalpus Curran, 1923
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus comatus 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
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Neurigona tenuis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus melleus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus pulicarius Meigen, 1830
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Toronto Zoo
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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