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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
125
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
11 Genera with 29 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
29 Species
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Chelifera notata Loew, 1862
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera sublineata Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis arthritica Melander, 1902
Empis humilis Coquillett, 1895
Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara canadensis
Hilara gracilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilarempis bicingulata Bezzi, 1909
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Trichoclinocera pectinifemur Sinclair, 1994

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
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