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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3660
7255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
440
3655
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3569
7058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
282
2942
5833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
387
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
291
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
75
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
2
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Missouri
2 Genera with 10 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18237SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
10 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis brevis Loew, 1862
Empis exilis Coquillett, 1903
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia compta (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia dasypoda Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia nana Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia quinquelineata Say, 1823

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Missouri
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
10
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