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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
368
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
276
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
72
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
22
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Connecticut
8 Genera with 28 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
28 Species
Chelifera banksi Melander, 1947
Chelifera banski Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chelipoda praestans Melander, 1947India mustard
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia superstitiosa Say, 1824
Hemerodromia vates Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara augusta
Hilara brunnea (Collin, 1961)⇒ Hilara recedens Walker, 1851
Hilara caesia
Hilara celadophila
Hilara fulva
Hilara gladiacauda
Hilara hamata
Hilara indivisa
Hilara pellopteryx
Hilara raptor
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Wiedemannia hamifera (Melander, 1927)⇒ Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Connecticut
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
8
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