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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
104
1212
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
937
2739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
269
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
94
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
25
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
25 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDEGHLNOPRZ
Anomalempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ceratempis Melander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 192812SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lundstromiella1SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19933SpeciesTaxom
Niphogenia Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Phyletus Gistl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19283SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 200224SpeciesTaxom
Zanclotus Wilder, 19992SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
90 Species
Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Ceratempis longicornis Melander, 1927
Chelifera ensifera Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera lovetti Melander, 1947India mustard
Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895
Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947
Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947
Chelifera subensifera Macdonald, 1994
Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947India mustard
Clinocera (Phaeobalia) maculata Loew, 1860
Clinocera conjuncta Loew, 1860
Clinocera daniellae Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera fuscipennis Loew, 1876
Clinocera guttipennis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Clinocera melanderi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera pacifica Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera rainiericola Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera setitibia Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera trunca Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928
Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) leptogastra Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis barbatoides Melander, 1965
Empis brevis Loew, 1862
Empis labiata Loew, 1861
Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Empis vaginifer Melander, 1902
Gloma fuscipes Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia flexiformis Macdonald, 1998
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947India mustard
Hemerodromia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara brevipila Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hilara lutea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara macroptera Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara velutina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hormopeza senator Melander, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Lundstromiella glaphyra
Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947India mustard
Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947
Neoplasta parahebes MacDonald & ..., 1993
Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928
Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton xanthus Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Phyletus schizophorus
Proclinopyga flavicoxa (Melander, 1927)⇒ Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga monogramma Melander, 1928
Proclinopyga solivaga Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia conjuncta Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconnecta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia enupta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia exigua Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia fortis Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia hoplites
Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhamphomyia leucoptera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia prodroma Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia ringens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia sellata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia sordida Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia testacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia turneri Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia unimaculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia villosella Bartak, 2002
Zanclotus dioktes Wilder, 1984Flatglobe dodder
Zanclotus wilderae Sinclair, 1999

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Washington
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
5
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