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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Sitka City and Borough (Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
420
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
418
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
398
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
358
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
106
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
73
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sitka City and Borough
5 Genera with 14 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18618SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sitka City and Borough
14 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Empis scatophagina Melander, 1902
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Gloma scopifera
Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia adversa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia anthracodes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia atrata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cinefacta Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clavator Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Sitka City and Borough
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
2
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