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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3116
6987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3113
6984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3045
6850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2495
5715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
460
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
344
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
89
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Montana
6 Genera with 8 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montana
8 Species
Chelifera varix Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera setitibia Sinclair, 2008
Proclinopyga exporrecta Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia appendens Bartak, 2002
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Montana
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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