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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
835
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
591
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
89
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
50
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
9 Genera with 16 Species
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19593SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
16 Species
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis ollius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
6
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