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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Yellowhead County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1702
2245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
1702
2245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1666
2182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1453
1924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
397
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
265
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
33
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yellowhead County
3 Families width 25 Species
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yellowhead County
20 Genera with 25 Species
Bicellaria Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1921Long-legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euthyneura Macquart, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19193SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yellowhead County
25 Species
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) remipes Wahlberg, 1839Milkwood
Dolichopus amphericus Melander & B..., 1900
Dolichopus nigricornis Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Dolichopus solidus Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus unicolor Loew, 1864
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Medetera abstrusa Thuneberg, 1955
Medetera signaticornis Loew, 1857
Medetera vittata Van Duzee, 1919Gairdner's yampah
Micrempis bomboxynon Chillcott, 1983
Platypalpus hyaenoides Melander, 1928
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scellus amplus Curran, 1923
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachypeza corticalis Melander, 1902
Tachypeza fenestrata (Say, 1823)⇒ Tachydromia sabulosa Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Yellowhead County
FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
6
11
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
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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