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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3132
6664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3127
6657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3042
6447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2576
5594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
474
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
369
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
65
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vermont
7 Genera with 13 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vermont
13 Species
Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis stenoptera Loew, 1864
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara serratipennis
Hilara tridens
Neoplasta radialis (Melander, 1947)⇒ Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia albidipennis Malloch, 1930
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Vermont
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
3
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