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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Jasper (Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
685
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
684
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
676
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
580
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
285
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
157
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jasper (Canada)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jasper (Canada)
6 Species
Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Oreogeton cymballista Melander, 1928
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Jasper (Canada)
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
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