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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Wellington Formation (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
256
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
255
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
219
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
139
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
89
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
42
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
32
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington Formation
3 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies24SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies57SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellington Formation
28 Genera with 86 Species
#ACDEGHIMOPST
Achalcus Haliday, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomerus Philippi, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 192815SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Doliodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Gynatoma Collin, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 192811SpeciesTaxom
Icasma Turner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Monodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella3SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Scelloides Bickel & Dyte, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sematopoda Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Tetrachaetus Bickel & Dyte, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellington Formation
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achalcus minor Parent, 1933
Achalcus minusculus Parent, 1933
Achalcus minutus Parent, 1933
Achalcus relictus Parent, 1933
Achalcus separatus Loew, 1869
Apalocnemis fumosa Hutton, 1901
Apalocnemis simulans Collin, 1928
Atrichopleura compitalis Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus dorsatus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus exiguus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus prodigiosus Collin, 1928
Ceratomerus virgatus Collin, 1928
Chelifera apicata Collin, 1928
Chelifera tacita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abdita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abjecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda consignata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda delecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda inconspicua Collin, 1928
Chelipoda interposita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda longicornis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda mirabilis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda moderata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda modica Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblinata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda recurva Collin, 1928
Chelipoda secreta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda trepida Collin, 1928
Chrysosoma dichaetum (Parent, 1932)⇒ Parentia restricta Hutton, 1901
Chrysosoma huttoni Parent, 1932
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) bellax Parent, 1933
Cladodromia futilis Collin, 1928
Cladodromia insignita Collin, 1928
Cladodromia negata Collin, 1928
Diaphorus parapraestans praestans Parent, 1933
Doliodromia avita Collin, 1928
Empis probata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma continens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma evanescens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma pygmaea Collin, 1928
Gynatoma quadrilineata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma subfulva Collin, 1928
Hemerodromia radialis Collin, 1928
Hercostomus argentifacies Parent, 1933
Hilara consanguinea Collin, 1928
Hilara intuta Collin, 1928
Hilara macrura Collin, 1928
Hilara spinulenta Collin, 1928
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hilara urophylla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis argentella Collin, 1928
Hilarempis brevistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis cineracea Collin, 1928
Hilarempis dichropleura Collin, 1928
Hilarempis diversimana Collin, 1928
Hilarempis immota Collin, 1928
Hilarempis longistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis minthaphila Collin, 1928
Hilarempis ochrozona Collin, 1928
Hilarempis simillima Collin, 1928
Hilarempis uniseta Collin, 1928
Icasma singularis Collin, 1928
Micropygus vagans Parent, 1933
Monodromia fragilis Collin, 1928
Oreogeton maculipennis Collin, 1928
Oreogeton rostratus Collin, 1928
Oreogeton undulatus Collin, 1928
Oropozella antennata Collin, 1928
Oropozella bifurcata Collin, 1928
Oropozella tanycera Collin, 1928
Parentia cilifoliata Parent, 1933
Parentia modesta Parent, 1933
Parentia recticosta Parent, 1933
Phyllodromia scopulifera Collin, 1928
Scelloides raptorius Parent, 1933
Sematopoda elata Collin, 1928
Sympycnus albinotatus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus distinctus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus edwardsi Parent, 1933
Sympycnus harrisi Parent, 1933
Sympycnus humilis Parent, 1933
Sympycnus longipilus Parent, 1933
Sympycnus luteinotatus Parent, 1933
Tetrachaetus bipunctatus Parent, 1933
Tetrachaetus simplex Parent, 1933

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Wellington Formation
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
16
57
Genera
Species

Taxom



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