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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4456
9650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4451
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4369
9436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
317
3675
8036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
595
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
438
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
110
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
34
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Jersey
8 Genera with 20 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Emplita Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Turonempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Jersey
20 Species
Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chelipoda vocatoria Fallen, 1815
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Emplita casei D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara amnis
Hilara lutea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia diversa Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Turonempis styx D. A. Grimaldi, 1999

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in New Jersey
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
3
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