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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
316
1711
2532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1454
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
178
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
139
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Illinois
5 Genera with 14 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Illinois
14 Species
Brachystoma robertsonii Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Coptophlebia) clausa Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis compta Coquillett, 1895
Empis desiderata Melander, 1965
Empis gulosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis humile
Empis levicula Coquillett, 1895
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
12
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