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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
580
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
90
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
59
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
20
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
20 Genera with 91 Species
Anomalempis Melander, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 200813SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 189514SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Megacyttarus Bigot, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190041SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
91 Species
Anomalempis archon Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Chelifera banksi Melander, 1947
Chelifera circinata Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947
Chelifera scrotifera (Melander, 1947)⇒ Chelifera valida Loew, 1862
Chelifera valida Loew, 1862
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera caerulea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera conjuncta Loew, 1860
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera lecta Melander, 1902
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera nivalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928
Clinocera setitibia Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Lissempis) liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis brachysoma Coquillett, 1900
Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis frontalis Coquillett, 1903
Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900
Empis infumata (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Empis liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823
Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Empis scatophagina Melander, 1902
Empis subinfumata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Gloma pectinipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Gloma scopifera
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928
Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864
Oreogeton obscurus Loew, 1864
Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900
Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) paradoxa Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lapponica Frey, 1955
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) psychomorpha Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia adversa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia anthracodes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia atrata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia auricoma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia cinefacta Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clavator Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia comosa Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconnecta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia disparilis Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia erinacioides Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia flavirostris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia glauca Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia kamtschatica Frey, 1922
Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia limata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longidiscalis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia naias Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia opacithorax Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rivalis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia soleata Melander, 1965
Rhamphomyia subacuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alaska
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
7
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