Superfamily Empidoidea

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Dolichopodid of some kind - Condylostylus occidentalis - female

Long-legged Fly - Condylostylus crinitus - male

Condylostylus caudatus? - Condylostylus caudatus - male

tiny dark fly with long legs and humped back

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Empidoidea

Numbers

~2,100 described spp. of 4 families in our area, estimated >20,000 spp. in 5 families worldwide(1)

Size

1‒15 mm(1)

Identification

key to genera in (2)

Range

worldwide and across NA

Remarks

A monophyletic lineage sister to the Cyclorrhapha(1)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Cumming J.M., Brooks S.E. (2006) Homepage for Empidoidea resources

2.	Identification key to Nearctic genera of Empidoidea Bradley J. Sinclair, Scott E. Brooks, Jeffrey M. Cumming. 2023. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification.

3.	The morphology, higher level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera) Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2006. Zootaxa, Vol. 1180 (Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand).

Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 10 May, 2007 - 1:48am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Matthias Buck, Aaron Schusteff, v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 5 May, 2024 - 4:24pm

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