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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
711
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
524
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
124
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
47
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
9 Genera with 25 Species
Aplomera Macquart, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 189510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
25 Species
Aplomera difficilis Collin, 1933
Chelifera banski Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chelifera multidenta Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera rastrifera Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda sicaria Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera appalachia Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Enoplempis) leptogastra Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis captus Coquillett, 1895
Empis tersa Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hilarempis idonea Collin, 1933
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia intonsa Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia luctifera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia manca Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia novecarolina Beutenmüller, 1913
Rhamphomyia pectoris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia quinquelineata Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862Fendler's globemallow
Rhamphomyia ravida Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in North Carolina
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
7
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