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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Kootenay Boundary (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1716
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1715
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
280
1699
2302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1469
2007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
538
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
353
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
47
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
34
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kootenay Boundary
10 Genera with 12 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kootenay Boundary
12 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Kootenay Boundary
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
3
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