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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
103
3013
20870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
689
6810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
5
228
2904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
67
707
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
67 Genera with 707 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTWZ
Acallomyia Melander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Anomalempis Melander, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Aplomera Macquart, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ceratempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chamaedipsia Mik, 01SpeciesTaxom
Champaedipsia1SpeciesTaxom
Charadromia1SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 194726SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 181522SpeciesTaxom
Chersdromia1SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 192839SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 02SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Doliodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empidadelpha Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empimorpha Coquillett, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 1895108SpeciesTaxom
Emplita Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 05SpeciesTaxom
Gynatoma Collin, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 186231SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies105SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 192814SpeciesTaxom
Holoclera Schiner, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromia Macquart, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichonotus Collin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Icasma Turner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Litanomyia Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lundstromiella1SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mantipeza Rondani, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Megacyttarus Bigot, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Monodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neocota Coquillett, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 199315SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 194510SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella3SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Phyletus Gistl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19285SpeciesTaxom
Progloma James, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Protoedalea Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 2002202SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Sabroskyella Wilder, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tachyeurpis1SpeciesTaxom
Thanategia Melander, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 196013SpeciesTaxom
Turonempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Zanclotus Wilder, 19992SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
707 Species
Acallomyia probolaea A. L. Melander, 1949
Anomalempis archon Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927
Apalocnemis distincta Collin, 1933
Apalocnemis fumosa Hutton, 1901
Apalocnemis hirsuta Melander, 1946
Apalocnemis oreas Melander, 1946
Apalocnemis simulans Collin, 1928
Aplomera difficilis Collin, 1933
Aplomera notogramma Bezzi, 1905
Atrichopleura compitalis Collin, 1928
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Brachystoma binummus (Loew, 1862)⇒ Brachystoma serrulata Loew, 1861
Brachystoma nigrimanum Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Brachystoma occidentale Melander, 1902
Brachystoma robertsonii Coquillett, 1895
Brachystoma serrulata Loew, 1861
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Ceratempis longicornis Melander, 1927
Chamaedipsia ctenistes
Champaedipsia minor
Charadromia arnaudi
Chelifera apicata Collin, 1928
Chelifera banksi Melander, 1947
Chelifera banski Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera bidenta Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera caliga Lavallee, 1975Waterworts
Chelifera circinata Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera cirrata Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chelifera ensifera Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera knutsoni (Lavallee, 1975)⇒ Chelifera defecta Loew, 1862
Chelifera lovetti Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera mana Lavallee, 1975Waterworts
Chelifera multidenta Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera neangusta Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera notata Loew, 1862
Chelifera obsoleta Loew, 1862
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelifera rastrifera Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947
Chelifera scrotifera (Melander, 1947)⇒ Chelifera valida Loew, 1862
Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Chelifera subensifera Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera subnotata Macdonald, 1994
Chelifera tacita Collin, 1928
Chelifera valida Loew, 1862
Chelifera varix Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda abdita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abjecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda consignata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda delecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Chelipoda inconspicua Collin, 1928
Chelipoda interposita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda limitaria Macdonald, 1993
Chelipoda longicornis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda mirabilis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda moderata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda modica Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblinata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda praestans Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda recurva Collin, 1928
Chelipoda secreta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda sicaria Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelipoda trepida Collin, 1928
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Chelipoda vocatoria Fallen, 1815
Chersdromia megacetes
Cladodromia futilis Collin, 1928
Cladodromia insignita Collin, 1928
Cladodromia negata Collin, 1928
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Phaeobalia) maculata Loew, 1860
Clinocera appalachia Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera arizonica Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera arnaudi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876
Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera brevicauda Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera brevitibia (Melander, 1928)⇒ Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera brunnipennis (Melander, 1927)⇒ Trichoclinocera dolicheretma Melander, 1902
Clinocera bulbosa Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera caerulea Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera coloradensis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera conjuncta Loew, 1860
Clinocera cordillerana Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera daniellae Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera disjuncta Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera dolicheretma (Melander, 1902)⇒ Trichoclinocera dolicheretma Melander, 1902
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera guttipennis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lecta Melander, 1902
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera macdonaldi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera madera Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera melanderi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera nivalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera olivacea Melander, 1928
Clinocera pacifica Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera prasinata Melander, 1928
Clinocera rainiericola Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera sabroskyi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera setitibia Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera stigma Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera sublineata Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera trunca Melander, 1928
Coptophlebia anthophila
Coptophlebia plectrum
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala arnaudi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815
Doliodromia avita Collin, 1928
Empidadelpha propria Collin, 1928
Empimorpha comantis Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis (Coptophlebia) clausa Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) florisomna Loew, 1856
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) geneatis Melander, 1902
Empis (Enoplempis) leptogastra Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis (Enoplempis) snoddyi Steyskal, 1969
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Empis (Lissempis) liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis abcirus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis aeripes Melander, 1902
Empis aerobatica Melander, 1902
Empis aldrichii Melander, 1902
Empis amytis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis anthophila Melander, 1946
Empis armipes Loew, 1861
Empis arthritica Melander, 1902
Empis asema Melander, 1902
Empis avida (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis desiderata Melander, 1965
Empis barbatoides Melander, 1965
Empis bigoti Melander, 1902
Empis brachysoma Coquillett, 1900
Empis brevis Loew, 1862
Empis brunnea Coquillett, 1903
Empis bullifer Kessel & Kessel, 1951
Empis bullifera Kessel & Kessel, 1951Miner's lettuce
Empis cacuminifer Melander, 1902
Empis caeligena Melander, 1902
Empis captus Coquillett, 1895
Empis clauda (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis comantis (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis cometes Steyskal, 1965
Empis cometes Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis compta Coquillett, 1895
Empis conjuncta (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Iteaphila conjuncta Coquillett, 1900
Empis ctenocnema Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis desiderata Melander, 1965
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Empis dolabraria Melander, 1902Szowits' madwort
Empis enodis Melander, 1902
Empis exilis Coquillett, 1903
Empis falcata Melander, 1902
Empis florissantana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis frontalis Coquillett, 1903
Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900
Empis gladiator Melander, 1902
Empis gulosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis hirtipes (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis humile
Empis humilis Coquillett, 1895
Empis infossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Empis infumata (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Empis liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902
Empis labiata Loew, 1861
Empis laevigata Loew, 1864
Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823
Empis levicula Coquillett, 1895
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis longipes (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia longipes Meigen, 1804
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis macrorrhyncha Philippi, 1865
Empis manca Coquillett, 1895
Empis melanderi Arnaud & Bir..., 1966
Empis miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis mira Bigot, 1880
Empis mixopolia Melander, 1902
Empis neomexicanus (Melander, 1902)⇒ Hilara neomexicanus Melander, 1902
Empis nodipoplitea Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis ochropus Philippi, 1865
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900
Empis perdita T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Empis peregrina Melander, 1902
Empis plectrum Melander, 1946
Empis podagra Melander, 1902
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis politea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Empis probata Collin, 1928
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Empis ravida (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis reciproca Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Empis rufescens (Loew, 1864)⇒ Empis colonica Walker, 1849
Empis scatophagina Melander, 1902
Empis scoparia Coquillett, 1903
Empis serperastorum Melander, 1902
Empis serperastrorum (Melander, 1902)⇒ Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Empis stenoptera Loew, 1864
Empis subinfumata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis teres Melander, 1902
Empis tersa Coquillett, 1895
Empis triangula (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Iteaphila triangula Coquillett, 1900
Empis tribulis Collin, 1933
Empis vaginifer Melander, 1902
Empis valentis Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Emplita casei D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Gloma fuscipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Gloma pectinipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Gloma scopifer (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900
Gloma scopifera
Gynatoma continens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma evanescens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma pygmaea Collin, 1928
Gynatoma quadrilineata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma subfulva Collin, 1928
Heleodromia chillcotti Sinclair, 2012
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia brevifrons Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia brunnea Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia burdicki Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia captus Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia chelata Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia collusor (Melander, 1902)⇒ Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia empiformis Say, 1823
Hemerodromia exhibitor Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia flexiformis Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia glabella Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia haruspex Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia harvspex
Hemerodromia jugulator Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia ligata Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia loba Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia melanosoma Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia notata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Chelifera notata Loew, 1862
Hemerodromia obsoleta (Loew, 1862)⇒ Chelifera obsoleta Loew, 1862
Hemerodromia radialis Collin, 1928
Hemerodromia reclinata Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia rogatoris Coquillett, 1895
Hemerodromia sinclairi Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia stellaris Melander, 1947Dance fly
Hemerodromia subchelata Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia superstitiosa Say, 1824
Hemerodromia vates Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hesperempis sanduca Melander, 1928
Hilara actuosa
Hilara amnis
Hilara ancylura
Hilara anisochaeta
Hilara antennalis
Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963
Hilara argyrata Curran, 1930
Hilara arkansensis
Hilara armata Collin, 1933
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara augusta
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara autumnalis Chvala, 2008
Hilara baculifer Melander, 1902
Hilara basalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara bella Melander, 1902
Hilara bivittata (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara brevipila Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara brunnea (Collin, 1961)⇒ Hilara recedens Walker, 1851
Hilara caesia
Hilara cana Coquillett, 1895
Hilara canadensis
Hilara carbonaria Melander, 1902
Hilara cataracta
Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hilara celadophila
Hilara clavipes Harris, 1776
Hilara congregaria Melander, 1902
Hilara consanguinea Collin, 1928
Hilara crataega
Hilara dimorpha
Hilara dixi Steyskal, 1969
Hilara dorsalis
Hilara drymophila
Hilara elachista
Hilara eviana Straka, 1976
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara flava (Schiner, 1860)⇒ Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Hilara fulgida
Hilara fulva
Hilara gladiacauda
Hilara gracilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara hamata
Hilara indivisa
Hilara intuta Collin, 1928
Hilara johnsoni Coquillett, 1895
Hilara juno Curran, 1930
Hilara lacustris
Hilara leucoptera Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara longipes
Hilara longiseta Li, Cui & Yang, 2010
Hilara longispina Yang & Li, 2001
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara lutea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara macroptera Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara macrura Collin, 1928
Hilara magnicauda
Hilara mantis Frey, 1952
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara maritima
Hilara matrona (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara melanderi
Hilara melanella
Hilara minuta (Zetterstedt, 1842)⇒ Ragas unica Walker, 1837
Hilara montana
Hilara mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara neomexicanus Melander, 1902
Hilara niesiolowskii Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara nigra
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nugax Melander, 1902
Hilara palustris
Hilara pellopteryx
Hilara pilipes Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara plebeia Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Hilara pulvis
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hilara quadrivittata Meigen, 1822Dance fly
Hilara raptor
Hilara recedens Walker, 1851
Hilara sartor Becker, 1888
Hilara sciophila
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara serratipennis
Hilara spinifera
Hilara spinigera (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara clavipes Harris, 1776
Hilara spinulenta Collin, 1928
Hilara sylva
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara texana
Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Hilara transfuga (Walker, 1849)⇒ Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara tridens
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara umbrosa Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hilara urophylla Collin, 1928
Hilara varipennis Curran, 1930
Hilara velutina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara wheeleri Melander, 1901
Hilara xanthogonys
Hilarempis argentella Collin, 1928
Hilarempis bicingulata Bezzi, 1909
Hilarempis brevistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis cineracea Collin, 1928
Hilarempis dichropleura Collin, 1928
Hilarempis diversimana Collin, 1928
Hilarempis genualis Collin, 1933
Hilarempis idonea Collin, 1933
Hilarempis immota Collin, 1928
Hilarempis longistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis minthaphila Collin, 1928
Hilarempis ochrozona Collin, 1928
Hilarempis simillima Collin, 1928
Hilarempis uniseta Collin, 1928
Holoclera bilineatus (Melander, 1902)⇒ Microphor bilineatus Melander, 1902
Holoclera sycophanta Melander, 1902
Holoclera sycophantor (Melander, 1902)⇒ Microphor sycophantor Melander, 1902
Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864
Hormopeza bullata Melander, 1902
Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928
Hormopeza fumicola Steyskal, 1969
Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864
Hormopeza senator Melander, 1928
Hormopeza virgator Melander, 1928
Hydrodromia longifurca
Hydrodromia undulata
Hystrichonotus revelator Collin, 1933
Icasma singularis Collin, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Litanomyia elongata (Melander, 1902)⇒ Chelipoda elongata Melander, 1902
Lundstromiella glaphyra
Macrostomus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1805
Mantipeza palloris (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Metachela albipes Walker, 1849
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Metachela convexa Macdonald, 1989
Monodromia fragilis Collin, 1928
Neocota weedii (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia weedii Coquillett, 1895
Neoplasta alleghani (Melander, 1947)⇒ Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neoplasta bifida MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta chrysopleura MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta concava MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta deyrupi MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta discreta Collin, 1933
Neoplasta hansoni MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947India mustard
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Neoplasta octoterga MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta parahebes MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta paramegorchis MacDonald & ..., 1993
Neoplasta radialis (Melander, 1947)⇒ Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neoplasta scapuliformis MacDonald & ..., 1993
Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928
Niphogenia turneri Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton maculipennis Collin, 1928
Oreogeton mitrephorus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton obscurus Loew, 1864
Oreogeton rostratus Collin, 1928
Oreogeton rufus Loew, 1864
Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900
Oreogeton undulatus Collin, 1928
Oreogeton xanthus Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Oreothalia chillcotti Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Oreothalia pelops Melander, 1902
Oreothalia rupestris Vaillant, 1960Meadow parasol
Oreothalia sierrensis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Oropozella antennata Collin, 1928
Oropozella bifurcata Collin, 1928
Oropozella tanycera Collin, 1928
Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Phyletus schizophorus
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Phyllodromia scopulifera Collin, 1928
Proclinopyga amplectens Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga exporrecta Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga flavicoxa (Melander, 1927)⇒ Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga solivaga Melander, 1928
Progloma rohweri M. T. James, 1937
Protoedalea brachystoma Cockerell, 1921
Ragas alpina Sinclair & S..., 2001
Ragas longicauda Sinclair & S..., 2001
Ragas munroei Sinclair & S..., 2001
Ragas primigenia Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Ragas unica Walker, 1837
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) paradoxa Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aperta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lapponica Frey, 1955
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) poplitea Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) psychomorpha Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) plumipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia adversa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia aeterna A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia alameda Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia albata Coquillett, 1902
Rhamphomyia albidipennis Malloch, 1930
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia amplicella Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia amplipedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia anaxo (Walker, 1849)⇒ Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia anthracodes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia appendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia aquaria Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia arnaudorum Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia atrata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia auricoma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia avida (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia aperta Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia bifilata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia bryanti Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia californica Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia calimenda Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia calvimontis Cockerell, 1916
Rhamphomyia candicans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia canella Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia cavicornuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia ciliata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia cilipes (Say, 1823)⇒ Rhamphomyia plumipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia cinefacta Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia clavator Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia colorata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia comosa Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia compta (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia conjuncta Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia contracta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia cophas Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia craterae A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia curvipes Coquillett, 1904
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia dasypoda Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconcerta Curran, 1930
Rhamphomyia disconnecta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia dispar (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia disparilis Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia diversa Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia duplicis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia ecetra Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia enena T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Rhamphomyia enupta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia erinacioides Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia exigua Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia falcipedia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia flavirostris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia fortis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia fossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia frontalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipes Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glauca Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia gracilis (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia guiobares
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia hoplites
Rhamphomyia hypolitha T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Rhamphomyia idonea Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia inanimata A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhamphomyia infernalis A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia insecta Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia interita A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia intonsa Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia inyoca Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia irregularis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia jaroslavi Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia kamtschatica Frey, 1922
Rhamphomyia knutsoni Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia kubiki Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia laevigata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia leucoptera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia limata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia liturata (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longidiscalis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia luctifera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia manca Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia morticina A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia naias Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia nana Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia nitidivittata Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Rhamphomyia novecarolina Beutenmüller, 1913
Rhamphomyia oedimana Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia opacithorax Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia pachymera Bigot, 1887
Rhamphomyia paragramma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia parva (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia parvisinuata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pectoris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia pendella Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia powelli Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia praeterita Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia priapulus Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia prodroma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pyctes Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia quinquelineata Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862Fendler's globemallow
Rhamphomyia ravida Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia rhytmica Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia ringens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rivalis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rogersi Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia rufirostris Say, 1829Scorpion's-tail
Rhamphomyia rustica Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia scaurissima Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia scopifer Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia sellata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia senecta A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia sepulta T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia soccata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia soleata Melander, 1965
Rhamphomyia sordida Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia spodites A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia stylata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia subacuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia tersa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia testacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia tristis Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Rhamphomyia tumulata A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia turneri Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia ungulata (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia unimaculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia valga Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia villosella Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia virgata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia vockerothi Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia weedii Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia xanthomera Bartak, 2002
Roederiodes distinctus Chillcott, 1961
Roederiodes junctus Coquillett, 1901
Roederiodes petersoni Chillcott, 1966
Roederiodes recurvatus Chillcott, 1961
Roederiodes retroversus (Chillcott, 1961)⇒ Roederiodes wirthi Chillcott, 1961
Roederiodes vockerothi Chillcott, 1961
Roederiodes wirthi Chillcott, 1961
Sabroskyella rancheria Wilder, 1984Flatglobe dodder
Tachyeurpis cinerea
Thanategia stuprator (Melander, 1947)⇒ Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Trichoclinocera agilis Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera brunnipennis Melander, 1927
Trichoclinocera cascadensis Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera ctenistes Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera cummingi Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera dolicheretma Melander, 1902
Trichoclinocera fumosa Vaillant, 1960
Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera minor Melander, 1928
Trichoclinocera ozarkensis Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera pectinifemur Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera rupestris Sinclair, 1994
Trichoclinocera saltans Vaillant, 1960
Turonempis styx D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862
Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998
Wiedemannia comata Melander, 1927
Wiedemannia digna Sinclair, 2006
Wiedemannia hamifera (Melander, 1927)⇒ Trichoclinocera hamifera Melander, 1928
Wiedemannia uncinata Sinclair, 1997
Wiedemannia undulata Sinclair, 1997
Zanclotus dioktes Wilder, 1984Flatglobe dodder
Zanclotus wilderae Sinclair, 1999

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
2
8
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Species

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SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
13
88
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Species

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SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
15
442
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
10
105
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
5
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



Empididae (Latreille 1809)
Empididae (Latreille 1809)


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