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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6421
19627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1474
4546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
1075
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
178
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
75
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
16
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ontario
16 Genera with 71 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18248SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 195931SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Teaphila1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
71 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda contorta
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda praestans Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Coptophlebia dactylica
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis agasthus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia superstitiosa Say, 1824
Hilara nitida
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hormopeza bullata Melander, 1902
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia agasciles Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia arctotibia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia dana Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia jubata Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901
Roederiodes recurvatus Chillcott, 1961
Teaphila macquarti
Trichoclinocera dasycoxa Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera longipes Walker, 1849
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Ontario
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
2
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