Superfamily

Empidoidea (Dance flies, long-legged flies, and allies)

Condylostylus longicornis. Photo: (c) brianjdykstranativebeesociety, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Empidoidea are a large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the sister taxon to the Muscomorpha (= “Cyclorrhapha”). These two groups are sometimes united in the unranked taxon Eremoneura. There are some 10,000 known species in the Empidoidea.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Orthorrhapha (Orthorrhaphan flies)
        Superfamily: Empidoidea (Dance flies, long-legged flies, and allies)
        Family: Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies)

Superfamily

Empidoidea (Dance flies, long-legged flies, and allies)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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