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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Whitman County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1278
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1277
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
247
1227
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1050
1789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
160
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
129
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
34
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whitman County
3 Families width 20 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whitman County
12 Genera with 20 Species
Acropsilus Mik, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eudrapetis Melander, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Microphorella Becker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitman County
20 Species
Acropsilus albitibia Bickel, 1998
Acropsilus protractus Coquillett, 1892
Amblypsilopus anomalicornis Becker, 1922
Amblypsilopus gressitti Bickel, 1994
Drapetis micropyga Melander, 1918False madwort
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eudrapetis discalis
Eudrapetis parvicornis
Hemerodromia flexiformis Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Mesorhaga martius Bickel, 1994
Microphorella aeroptera
Paraclius obtusus Hardy, 1939
Platypalpus melanocerus (Melander, 1927)⇒ Platypalpus crassifemoris Fitch, 1856
Platypalpus ochricollis Melander, 1928
Platypalpus venaticus Melander, 1928
Tachydromia agens
Tachydromia monacha
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza binotata Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Whitman County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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