Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
5986
17101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 536
5979
17095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 511
5857
16788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 362
5005
14908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 105
1157
3387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 79
835
2522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 13
156
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 5
69
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies | 19
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alberta
19 Genera with 55 Species | Apalocnemis Philippi, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelifera Macquart, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelipoda Macquart, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clinocera Meigen, 2008 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cretoplatypalpus Kovalev, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichocephala Macquart, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heleodromia Haliday, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperempis Melander, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1926 | Balloon Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoplatypalpus Grimaldi & C..., 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachela Coquillett, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreogeton Schiner, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philetus Melander, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1895 | | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alberta
55 Species | Apalocnemis canadambris Grimaldi & C..., 1999 | | | Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993 | | | Clinocera amarilla Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera arnaudi Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera cordillerana Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928 | | | Clinocera schlinkerti Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008 | | | Cretoplatypalpus americanus ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012 | | | Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012 | | | Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Empis colonica Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Empis dactylica Melander, 1946 | | | Empis squamipes Coquillett, 1903 | | | Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985 | | | Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012 | | | Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927 | | | Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902 | | | Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963 | | | Hilara auripila Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara garretti Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara granditarsis Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara rufopuncta Curran, 1926 | | | Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928 | | | Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864 | | | Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Metachela collusor Melander, 1902 | | | Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862 | | | Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928 | | | Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) griseola Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia auricoma Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia dasycnema Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia virgata Coquillett, 1895 | |
Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alberta
 | | 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
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