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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1803
3104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1800
3100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1745
2967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1458
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
153
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
116
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rhode Island
4 Genera with 7 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18234SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
7 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Rhode Island
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
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