Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Canada (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 707
11317
47199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 704
11307
47184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 673
11100
46296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 448
9313
40244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 120
2154
10611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 89
1515
7250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 14
291
1524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 5
119
862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies | 32
212 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Canada
32 Genera with 212 Species #ABCDEGHMNOPRTW
| Apalocnemis Philippi, 1999 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boreodromia Coquillett, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachystoma Meigen, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamedipsia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelifera Macquart, 1862 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chelipoda Macquart, 1993 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Clinocera Meigen, 2008 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Coptophlebia Bezzi, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cretoplatypalpus Kovalev, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichocephala Macquart, 2012 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1895 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Gloma Meigen, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heleodromia Haliday, 1902 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1824 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperempis Melander, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1928 | Balloon Flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoplatypalpus Grimaldi & C..., 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachela Coquillett, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opeatocerata Melander, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreogeton Schiner, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oreothalia Melander, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philetus Melander, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 2002 | | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Roederiodes Coquillett, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teaphila | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thanategia Melander, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoclinocera Collin, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1997 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canada
212 Species | Apalocnemis canadambris Grimaldi & C..., 1999 | | | Apalocnemis candambris ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863 | | | Brachystoma occidentale Melander, 1902 | | | Chamedipsia gubernans | | | Chelifera chvalai Wagner, 1984 | | | Chelifera frigelii Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816 | | | Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947 | | | Chelifera valida Loew, 1862 | | | Chelipoda contorta | | | Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902 | | | Chelipoda praestans Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993 | | | Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833 | | | 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 cordillerana Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera femorata Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876 | | | Clinocera guttipennis Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera irrorata Sinclair, 2000 | | | Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Clinocera longicauda Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera longifurca Melander, 1928 | | | Clinocera melanderi Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera nivalis Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928 | | | Clinocera pacifica Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera rubriventris Sinclair, 2000 | | | Clinocera schlinkerti Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera simplex (Loew, 1862) | ⇒ Wiedemannia simplex Loew, 1862 | | Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera trunca Melander, 1928 | | | Clinocera wallowa Sinclair, 2008 | | | Coptophlebia dactylica | | | Cretoplatypalpus americanus ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928 | | | Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012 | | | Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012 | | | Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Empis agasthus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Empis beaulieui | | | Empis browni Curran, 1931 | | | Empis colonica Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Empis dactylica Melander, 1946 | | | Empis ficana Walker, 1849 | | | Empis insulata Collin, 1937 | | | Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823 | | | Empis latrappensis Ouellet, 1942 | Plumleaf hawthorn | | Empis nigropilosa Collin, 1937 | | | Empis nuda Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Empis obesa Loew, 1861 | | | Empis ollius Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Empis pallida Loew, 1861 | | | Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861 | | | Empis squamipes Coquillett, 1903 | | | Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928 | | | Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985 | | | Heleodromia boreoalpina Saigusa, 1963 | | | Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012 | | | Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902 | | | Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895 | | | Hemerodromia chillcotti Harper, 1974 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia fibrina Landry & Harper, 1985 | Woodside buckwheat | | Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908 | | | Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927 | | | Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Hemerodromia oratoria Fallen, 1816 | | | Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Hemerodromia superstitiosa Say, 1824 | | | Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902 | | | Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963 | | | Hilara auripila Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara crickmayi Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara garretti Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara granditarsis Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955 | | | Hilara nitida | | | Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Hilara pilipes Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Hilara rufopuncta Curran, 1926 | | | Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913 | | | Hilara triplehorni | | | Hilara tristis Loew, 1864 | | | Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Hilara urophora Collin, 1928 | | | Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864 | | | Hormopeza bullata Melander, 1902 | | | Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928 | | | Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864 | | | Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri ♰ D. A. Grimaldi, 1999 | | | Metachela albipes Walker, 1849 | | | Metachela collusor Melander, 1902 | | | Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947 | | | Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862 | | | Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014 | | | Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton stigmaticus Philippi, 1865 | | | Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928 | | | Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794 | | | Proclinopyga fistulator Melander, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917 | Cooley's meadow-rue | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscipennis Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscula Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) griseola Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lamelliseta Ringdahl, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tipularia Fallen, 1816 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) unguiculata Frey, 1913 | | | Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) crinita Becker, 1887 | | | Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895 | | Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia agasceles Walker, 1849 | | | Rhamphomyia agasciles Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959 | | | Rhamphomyia anaxo (Walker, 1849) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849 | | Rhamphomyia arctotibia Chillcott, 1959 | | | Rhamphomyia auricoma Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887 | | Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927 | Wheel milkweed | | Rhamphomyia birdi Curran, 1929 | | | Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901 | | | Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861 | | Rhamphomyia cummingi Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia dana Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia dasycnema Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia dispar (Zetterstedt, 1838) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia griseola Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Rhamphomyia diversipennis Becker, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia flavirostris Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia herschelli Malloch, 1919 | | | Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937 | | | Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia hoeli (Frey, 1950) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950 | | Rhamphomyia horitropha Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia hovgaardii Holmgren, 1880 | West Indian false nettle | | Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Rhamphomyia jubata Chillcott, 1959 | | | Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861 | Long-tailed Dance Fly | | Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia monacha Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959 | | | Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia rivalis Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia similata Malloch, 1919 | | | Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia valga Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959 | | | Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia virgata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia vockerothi Bartak, 2002 | | | Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901 | | | Roederiodes recurvatus Chillcott, 1961 | | | Teaphila macquarti | | | Thanategia recurvata (Melander, 1947) | ⇒ Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947 | | Trichoclinocera dasycoxa Sinclair, 1994 | | | Trichoclinocera falcata Sinclair, 1994 | | | Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928 | | | Trichoclinocera longipes Walker, 1849 | | | Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862 | | | Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998 | | | Wiedemannia gubernans Melander, 1928 | | | Wiedemannia vexillum Sinclair, 1997 | |
Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Canada
 | | Empididae (Latreille 1809) |
Links, sources and further information Empididae at aramel.free.fr
Empididae at artfakta.se
Empididae at dyntaxa.se
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