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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Virginia Falls (Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
673
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
626
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
294
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
183
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia Falls
5 Genera with 10 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Falls
10 Species
Dolichocephala chillcotti Sinclair & M..., 2012
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) unguiculata Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia latilobata Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Virginia Falls
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
5
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