Nearly twenty species of Dance Flies (728 NA spp) have been collected at
CCNHA, but serious collecting will yield many more. Larvae are aquatic
or terrestrial predators; and most are at home in woodland.
Hemerodromia,
Tachydromia,
and
Tachypeza can be
found on the trunks of trees. Black humpbacked species of Hybos
and
Euhybos occur near
water. Species of Axelempis,
Platypalpus,
Rhamphomyia,
and Empisare common
woodland inhabitants. Others genera collected include: Hilara,
Megagrapha,
Ocydromia,Bicellaria,
Syneches,
Drapetis,
and
Stilpon.
