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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Alexander Archipelago (Southeast Alaska, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
522
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
520
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
502
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
471
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
100
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
46
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
15
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alexander Archipelago
8 Genera with 6 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Megacyttarus Bigot, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alexander Archipelago
6 Species
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alexander Archipelago
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
0
Genus
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