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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
383
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
75
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
31
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
8 Genera with 20 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
20 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara maritima
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Oreogeton rufus Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia manca Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia ungulata (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Roederiodes recurvatus Chillcott, 1961
Trichoclinocera ctenistes Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Maine
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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