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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Mount Rainier (Pierce County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
159
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
159
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
158
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
144
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
43
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mount Rainier
7 Genera with 7 Species
Anomalempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phyletus Gistl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Rainier
7 Species
Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928
Phyletus schizophorus
Proclinopyga solivaga Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Mount Rainier
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
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