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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Oregon (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4061
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
484
4054
10257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
460
3970
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3272
8345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
720
1661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
564
1325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
145
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
12
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oregon
12 Genera with 29 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19932SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 200211SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oregon
29 Species
Apalocnemis hirsuta Melander, 1946
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera daniellae Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis aldrichii Melander, 1902
Empis barbatoides Melander, 1965
Gloma fuscipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hesperempis sanduca Melander, 1928
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947India mustard
Neoplasta octoterga MacDonald & ..., 1993
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia amplicella Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia curvipes Coquillett, 1904
Rhamphomyia idonea Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia naias Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia prodroma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia ringens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia subacuta Bartak, 2002
Trichoclinocera cascadensis Sinclair, 1994
Wiedemannia uncinata Sinclair, 1997

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Oregon
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
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