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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
505
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
363
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
101
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
8 Species
Apalocnemis oreas Melander, 1946
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Rhamphomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
2
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