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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region East Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
8662
28193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
615
8657
28187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
8515
27692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
7265
24168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1721
6173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
81
1219
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
209
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
90
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
21
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Canada
21 Genera with 109 Species
#CDEHMNOPRTW
Chelifera Macquart, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 192810SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 186113SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 182411SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 200243SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Teaphila1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
109 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda contorta
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda praestans Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera irrorata Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera longifurca Melander, 1928
Clinocera nivalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera rubriventris Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera trunca Melander, 1928
Coptophlebia dactylica
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis agasthus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis beaulieui
Empis browni Curran, 1931
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis latrappensis Ouellet, 1942Plumleaf hawthorn
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis ollius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia chillcotti Harper, 1974
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia fibrina Landry & Harper, 1985Woodside buckwheat
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia oratoria Fallen, 1816
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia superstitiosa Say, 1824
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Hilara nitida
Hilara triplehorni
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hormopeza bullata Melander, 1902
Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838
Metachela albipes Walker, 1849
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Proclinopyga fistulator Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia agasciles Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia arctotibia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia cummingi Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia dana Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia diversipennis Becker, 1900
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhamphomyia jubata Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia monacha Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia valga Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia vockerothi Bartak, 2002
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901
Roederiodes recurvatus Chillcott, 1961
Teaphila macquarti
Trichoclinocera dasycoxa Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera falcata Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera longipes Walker, 1849
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in East Canada
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
3
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