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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
569
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
119
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
42
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
7 Genera with 9 Species
Emplita Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Turonempis Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
9 Species
Emplita casei D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara montana
Neoplasta alleghani (Melander, 1947)⇒ Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Phyllodromia americana Melander, 1947India mustard
Rhamphomyia disconcerta Curran, 1930
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861
Turonempis styx D. A. Grimaldi, 1999

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
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