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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
223
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
54
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
17
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
17 Genera with 52 Species
Acallomyia Melander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20088SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Progloma James, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Protoedalea Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 194920SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
52 Species
Acallomyia probolaea A. L. Melander, 1949
Chelifera caliga Lavallee, 1975Waterworts
Chelifera mana Lavallee, 1975Waterworts
Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera bulbosa Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera coloradensis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera cordillerana Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera sabroskyi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Empis asema Melander, 1902
Empis florissantana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis infossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Empis miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Empis perdita T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Oreothalia chillcotti Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Progloma rohweri M. T. James, 1937
Protoedalea brachystoma Cockerell, 1921
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia aeterna A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia calvimontis Cockerell, 1916
Rhamphomyia craterae A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia enena T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia fossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia hypolitha T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Rhamphomyia inanimata A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia infernalis A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia interita A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia morticina A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia senecta A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia sepulta T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Rhamphomyia spodites A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia tumulata A. L. Melander, 1949
Roederiodes distinctus Chillcott, 1961
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
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