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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
406
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
303
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
80
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
5 Genera with 6 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1895Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
6 Species
Empis cacuminifer Melander, 1902
Empis caeligena Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara johnsoni Coquillett, 1895
Neoplasta chrysopleura MacDonald & ..., 1993
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Empididae (Latreille 1809)
Empididae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Empididae at aramel.free.fr
Empididae at artfakta.se
Empididae at dyntaxa.se
Empididae at gbif.org
Empididae at irmng.org
Empididae at itis.gov
Empididae at marinespecies.org