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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
525
4964
10477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
523
4960
10472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
4848
10210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
3959
8325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
647
1180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
470
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
108
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
32
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Georgia (USA)
8 Genera with 19 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgia (USA)
19 Species
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Chelipoda limitaria Macdonald, 1993
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) snoddyi Steyskal, 1969
Empis abcirus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis captus Coquillett, 1895
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hemerodromia brunnea Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia exhibitor Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara baculifer Melander, 1902
Hilara crataega
Hilara dixi Steyskal, 1969
Hormopeza fumicola Steyskal, 1969
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia ecetra Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia pectoris Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Georgia (USA)
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
1
Genus
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