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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
274
1634
3048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
274
1634
3048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1606
2996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1400
2701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
473
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
297
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
37
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Territories
11 Genera with 25 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1913Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Territories
25 Species
Chelifera frigelii Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara crickmayi Curran, 1926
Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955
Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) unguiculata Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia similata Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900
Wiedemannia vexillum Sinclair, 1997

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Northwest Territories
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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