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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
550
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
125
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
36
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
9 Genera with 40 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 186113SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 186215SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
40 Species
Brachystoma nigrimanum Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Brachystoma robertsonii Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Coptophlebia) clausa Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis compta Coquillett, 1895
Empis desiderata Melander, 1965
Empis enodis Melander, 1902
Empis gulosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis humile
Empis levicula Coquillett, 1895
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara basalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara brevipila Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara leucoptera Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara umbrosa Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aperta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia frontalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia gilvipes Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia laevigata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862Fendler's globemallow
Rhamphomyia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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