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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
35
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
9 Genera with 13 Species
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1963Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
13 Species
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
7
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