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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1638
5359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
304
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
116
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
25
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
25 Genera with 53 Species
#ACEHLMNOPRS
Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomera Macquart, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Asymphyloptera Collin, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerathybos Bezzi, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Colabris Melander, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Hemecodromia1SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1838Balloon Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
53 Species
Aplomera notogramma Bezzi, 1905
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Chelipoda mexicana Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Chelipoda rhabdoptera Melander, 1927
Clinocera isabellina Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera nigriscutata Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera obunca Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera woodi Sinclair, 2008
Colabris coxalis Melander, 1927
Colabris rufescens Melander, 1927
Coptophlebia impar
Empis (Coptophlebia) hyalipennis Fallen, 1816
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis impar Melander, 1946
Empis pegasus Osten Sacken, 1887
Hemecodromia brachialis
Hemerodromia divinator
Hemerodromia extispex
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia raptoria Meigen, 1830
Hemerodromia reflexa
Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947India mustard
Hilara barbipes Frey, 1908
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara diversipes Strobl, 1892
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara lurida Fallen, 1816
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Macrostomus fasciventris Curran, 1931
Macrostomus fulvithorax Curran, 1931
Neoplasta puerilis
Neoplasta spadix
Opeatocerata rubida Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859
Roederiodes wigginsi Wilder, 1981

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
1
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