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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
507
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
106
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
42
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
9 Genera with 34 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 189512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
34 Species
Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chelifera obsoleta Loew, 1862
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis tersa Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara bella Melander, 1902
Hilara carbonaria Melander, 1902
Hilara palustris
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Oreogeton rufus Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aperta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Rhamphomyia amplipedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia parva (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia soccata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia virgata Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
6
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