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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
1145
3421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
886
2609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
149
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
60
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
7 Genera with 40 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 186221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
40 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Empis gulosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia empiformis Say, 1823
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara fulva
Hilara lacustris
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aperta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Rhamphomyia amplipedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia candicans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia falcipedia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia gilvipes Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia laevigata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia parva (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia praeterita Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862Fendler's globemallow
Rhamphomyia rustica Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
7
Genera
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