Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 332
2135
3563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
2133
3563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 315
2091
3497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
1799
3095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 76
576
1055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 57
392
731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 6
51
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 3
33
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
11 Genera with 17 Species | Chelifera Macquart, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clinocera Meigen, 2008 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heleodromia Haliday, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperempis Melander, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreogeton Schiner, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philetus Melander, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1862 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
17 Species | Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928 | | | Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927 | | | Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902 | | | Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928 | | | Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) griseola Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow |
Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
 | | 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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