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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
473
4099
9715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
4096
9711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
3979
9348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
323
3362
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
715
1390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
527
1013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
103
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
16
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Hampshire
16 Genera with 53 Species
Chamaedipsia Mik, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 186412SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromia Macquart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 195921SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Hampshire
53 Species
Chamaedipsia ctenistes
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Coptophlebia anthophila
Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis laevigata Loew, 1864
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis scoparia Coquillett, 1903
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Empis stenoptera Loew, 1864
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara elachista
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Hydrodromia longifurca
Metachela albipes Walker, 1849
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia candicans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia ciliata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia guiobares
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luctifera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia rustica Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia tersa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia valga Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in New Hampshire
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
5
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