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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
5895
14529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
5891
14524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5772
14199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
4786
11913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
997
2635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
665
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
161
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
67
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
14
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New York
14 Genera with 56 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Champaedipsia1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 189513SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1930Balloon Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 195911SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19604SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New York
56 Species
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Champaedipsia minor
Chelifera obsoleta Loew, 1862
Chelifera subnotata Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera valida Loew, 1862
Chelipoda vocatoria Fallen, 1815
Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis amytis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis armipes Loew, 1861
Empis ctenocnema Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Empis labiata Loew, 1861
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Empis stenoptera Loew, 1864
Empis tersa Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia jugulator Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hilara ancylura
Hilara anisochaeta
Hilara argyrata Curran, 1930
Hilara cataracta
Hilara juno Curran, 1930
Hilara melanderi
Hilara minuta (Zetterstedt, 1842)⇒ Ragas unica Walker, 1837
Hilara pulvis
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara spinifera
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara varipennis Curran, 1930
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia cophas Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconcerta Curran, 1930
Rhamphomyia gilvipes Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia luctifera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia soleata Melander, 1965
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901
Trichoclinocera fumosa Vaillant, 1960
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera minor Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera saltans Vaillant, 1960

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in New York
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
5
9
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