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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
162
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
70
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
22
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
22 Genera with 56 Species
#BCDEGHMNOPRTW
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chamedipsia1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 200818SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20028SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19283SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
56 Species
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Brachystoma occidentale Melander, 1902
Chamedipsia gubernans
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera amarilla Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera arnaudi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876
Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera conjuncta Loew, 1860
Clinocera femorata Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera guttipennis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera longicauda Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera melanderi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928
Clinocera pacifica Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera schlinkerti Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera wallowa Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rivalis Bartak, 2002
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998
Wiedemannia gubernans Melander, 1928

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

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
4
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