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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Calgary Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
2338
3887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
2336
3887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2270
3749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1986
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
402
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
310
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
51
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
21
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Calgary Metropolitan Region
4 Genera with 3 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calgary Metropolitan Region
3 Species
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Calgary Metropolitan Region
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
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