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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region North Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
4117
9693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4115
9691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4025
9460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3440
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
885
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
615
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
94
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
41
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
14
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Canada
14 Genera with 51 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1913Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190025SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
51 Species
Chelifera frigelii Zetterstedt, 1838
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Heleodromia boreoalpina Saigusa, 1963
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara crickmayi Curran, 1926
Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955
Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Oreogeton stigmaticus Philippi, 1865
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917Cooley's meadow-rue
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lamelliseta Ringdahl, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tipularia Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) unguiculata Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia herschelli Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hoeli (Frey, 1950)⇒ Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia horitropha Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia hovgaardii Holmgren, 1880West Indian false nettle
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia similata Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862
Wiedemannia vexillum Sinclair, 1997

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in North Canada
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
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