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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
801
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
577
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
86
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Ontario
6 Genera with 13 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19595SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
13 Species
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
6
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