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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
399
2793
6289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
2788
6285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
2741
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
2207
4962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
559
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
451
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
129
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
52
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
18
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Idaho
18 Genera with 31 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Holoclera Schiner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromia Macquart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Idaho
31 Species
Brachystoma occidentale Melander, 1902
Chelifera lovetti Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera varix Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera bulbosa Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lecta Melander, 1902
Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815
Empis aeripes Melander, 1902
Empis aerobatica Melander, 1902
Empis aldrichii Melander, 1902
Empis falcata Melander, 1902
Empis mixopolia Melander, 1902
Empis podagra Melander, 1902
Empis politea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis serperastorum Melander, 1902
Empis teres Melander, 1902
Gloma fuscipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Holoclera sycophanta Melander, 1902
Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864
Hormopeza virgator Melander, 1928
Hydrodromia undulata
Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947India mustard
Niphogenia turneri Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Oreogeton mitrephorus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton obscurus Loew, 1864
Oreothalia pelops Melander, 1902
Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia oedimana Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia scopifer Bartak, 2002
Trichoclinocera dolicheretma Melander, 1902
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Idaho
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
5
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