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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
5698
14995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
502
5695
14991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
479
5584
14674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
4865
13005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1199
3148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
855
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
129
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
65
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
14
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quebec
14 Genera with 38 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 186412SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec
38 Species
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis beaulieui
Empis browni Curran, 1931
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis latrappensis Ouellet, 1942Plumleaf hawthorn
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia chillcotti Harper, 1974
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia fibrina Landry & Harper, 1985Woodside buckwheat
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hilara triplehorni
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Proclinopyga fistulator Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia jubata Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901
Trichoclinocera falcata Sinclair, 1994

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Quebec
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
0
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