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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
491
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
96
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
33
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
6 Genera with 25 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 186214SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
25 Species
Apalocnemis distincta Collin, 1933
Chelifera obsoleta Loew, 1862
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara antennalis
Hilara dorsalis
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara longiseta Li, Cui & Yang, 2010
Hilara magnicauda
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara xanthogonys
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dasypoda Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconcerta Curran, 1930
Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia nana Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia priapulus Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia sellata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia unimaculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
22
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