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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Pierce County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
326
1597
2464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
1596
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1545
2348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
222
1324
2048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
231
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
190
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pierce County (Washington)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Anomalempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phyletus Gistl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pierce County (Washington)
12 Species
Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Phyletus schizophorus
Proclinopyga solivaga Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Pierce County (Washington)
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
4
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