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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
358
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
315
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
91
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
12
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
9
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska Peninsula
3 Genera with 11 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18644SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska Peninsula
11 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900
Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alaska Peninsula
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
11
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