Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region West USA (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 782
15067
62702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 777
15046
62673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 739
14833
62018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 479
12088
52316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 130
2457
13123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 96
1842
9744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 14
490
3589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies | 4
141
1230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies | 43
325 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West USA
43 Genera with 325 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTWZ
| Acallomyia Melander, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomalempis Melander, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apalocnemis Philippi, 1946 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boreodromia Coquillett, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachystoma Meigen, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brochella Melander, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratempis Melander, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charadromia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelifera Macquart, 1947 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chelipoda Macquart, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chersdromia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clinocera Meigen, 1928 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichocephala Macquart, 1815 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Empis Linnaeus, 1895 | | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Gloma Meigen, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heleodromia Haliday, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerodromia Meigen, 1862 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperempis Melander, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hilara Meigen, 1901 | Balloon Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Holoclera Schiner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1928 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrodromia Macquart, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lundstromiella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megacyttarus Bigot, 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metachela Coquillett, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1993 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Niphogenia Melander, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opeatocerata Melander, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreogeton Schiner, 1945 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oreothalia Melander, 1981 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Philetus Melander, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyletus Gistl, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 1928 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Progloma James, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoedalea Cockerell, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ragas Walker, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 2002 | | 122 | Species | Taxom | | Roederiodes Coquillett, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sabroskyella Wilder, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoclinocera Collin, 1994 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1997 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zanclotus Wilder, 1999 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West USA
325 Species | Acallomyia probolaea ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Anomalempis archon Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Anomalempis tacomae Melander, 1927 | | | Apalocnemis hirsuta Melander, 1946 | | | Apalocnemis oreas Melander, 1946 | | | Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863 | | | Brachystoma occidentale Melander, 1902 | | | Brachystoma serrulatum Loew, 1861 | | | Brochella monticola Melander, 1928 | | | Ceratempis longicornis Melander, 1927 | | | Charadromia arnaudi | | | Chelifera banksi Melander, 1947 | | | Chelifera bidenta Macdonald, 1994 | | | Chelifera caliga Lavallee, 1975 | Waterworts | | Chelifera circinata Macdonald, 1994 | | | Chelifera cirrata Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelifera ensifera Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelifera lovetti Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelifera mana Lavallee, 1975 | Waterworts | | Chelifera palloris Coquillett, 1895 | | | Chelifera recurvata Melander, 1947 | | | Chelifera scrotifera (Melander, 1947) | ⇒ Chelifera valida Loew, 1862 | | Chelifera stuprator Melander, 1947 | | | Chelifera subensifera Macdonald, 1994 | | | Chelifera valida Loew, 1862 | | | Chelifera varix Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chelipoda contracta Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Chersdromia megacetes | | | Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833 | | | Clinocera (Phaeobalia) maculata Loew, 1860 | | | Clinocera arnaudi Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera binotata Loew, 1876 | | | Clinocera borkenti Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera brunnea Sinclair, 2008 | | | 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 fuscipennis Loew, 1876 | | | Clinocera guttipennis Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera lecta Melander, 1902 | | | Clinocera lineata Loew, 1862 | Jone'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 substagnalis Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008 | | | Clinocera trunca Melander, 1928 | | | Dolichocephala argus Melander, 1928 | | | Dolichocephala arnaudi Sinclair & M..., 2012 | | | Dolichocephala irroata Fallen, 1815 | | | Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878 | | | Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868 | | | Empis (Enoplempis) geneatis Melander, 1902 | | | Empis (Enoplempis) leptogastra Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942 | | | Empis (Lissempis) liosoma Bezzi, 1909 | | | Empis aeripes Melander, 1902 | | | Empis aerobatica Melander, 1902 | | | Empis aldrichii Melander, 1902 | | | Empis asema Melander, 1902 | | | 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, 1951 | Miner's lettuce | | Empis comantis (Coquillett, 1895) | ⇒ Empis cometes Steyskal, 1965 | | Empis delumbis Melander, 1965 | | | Empis dolabraria Melander, 1902 | Szowits' madwort | | Empis falcata Melander, 1902 | | | Empis florissantana ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1915 | | | Empis frontalis Coquillett, 1903 | | | Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900 | | | Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928 | | | Empis infossa ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Empis infumata (Coquillett, 1900) | ⇒ Empis liosoma Bezzi, 1909 | | Empis labiata Loew, 1861 | | | Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823 | | | 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 pachymerina Schiner, 1868 | | | Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900 | | | Empis perdita ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1916 | | | Empis podagra Melander, 1902 | | | Empis politea Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Empis poplitea Loew, 1863 | | | Empis pudica Loew, 1861 | | | Empis scatophagina Melander, 1902 | | | Empis serperastorum Melander, 1902 | | | Empis sordida Loew, 1861 | | | Empis subinfumata Malloch, 1923 | Laysan bur cucumber | | Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895) | ⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928 | | Empis teres Melander, 1902 | | | Empis vaginifer Melander, 1902 | | | Empis valentis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Gloma fuscipes Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Gloma luctuosa Melander, 1928 | | | Gloma pectinipes Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Gloma scopifera | | | Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902 | | | Hemerodromia brevifrons Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Hemerodromia burdicki Macdonald, 1998 | | | Hemerodromia chelata Macdonald, 1998 | | | Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928 | | | Hemerodromia flexiformis Macdonald, 1998 | | | Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908 | | | Hemerodromia loba Macdonald, 1998 | | | Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927 | | | Hemerodromia sufflexa Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Hemerodromia vittata Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902 | | | Hesperempis sanduca Melander, 1928 | | | Hilara argentata Saigusa, 1963 | | | Hilara atra Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900 | | | Hilara brevipila Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Hilara cana Coquillett, 1895 | | | Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Hilara congregaria Melander, 1902 | | | Hilara lutea Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Hilara macroptera Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Hilara nugax Melander, 1902 | | | Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Hilara urophora Collin, 1928 | | | Hilara velutina Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Hilara wheeleri Melander, 1901 | | | Holoclera sycophanta Melander, 1902 | | | Hormopeza brevicornis Loew, 1864 | | | Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928 | | | Hormopeza nigricans Loew, 1864 | | | Hormopeza senator Melander, 1928 | | | Hormopeza virgator Melander, 1928 | | | Hydrodromia undulata | | | Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887 | | | Lundstromiella glaphyra | | | Metachela collusor Melander, 1902 | | | Metachela convexa Macdonald, 1989 | | | Neoplasta concava MacDonald & ..., 1993 | | | Neoplasta discreta Collin, 1933 | | | Neoplasta hansoni MacDonald & ..., 1993 | | | Neoplasta hebes Melander, 1947 | India mustard | | Neoplasta megorchis Melander, 1947 | | | Neoplasta octoterga MacDonald & ..., 1993 | | | Neoplasta parahebes MacDonald & ..., 1993 | | | Neoplasta paramegorchis MacDonald & ..., 1993 | | | Niphogenia eucera Melander, 1928 | | | Niphogenia turneri Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014 | | | Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton mitrephorus Melander, 1928 | | | Oreogeton obscurus Loew, 1864 | | | Oreogeton scopifer Coquillett, 1900 | | | Oreogeton xanthus Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Oreothalia chillcotti Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Oreothalia pelops Melander, 1902 | | | Oreothalia sierrensis Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981 | Tubercle dodder | | Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928 | | | Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928 | | | Phyletus schizophorus | | | 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 munroei Sinclair & S..., 2001 | | | Ragas primigenia Melander, 1945 | Mediterranean cabbage | | Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) paradoxa Wahlberg, 1844 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lapponica Frey, 1955 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) psychomorpha Saigusa, 1964 | | | Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985 | | | Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia adversa Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia aeterna ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia alameda Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Rhamphomyia amplicella Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia anthracodes Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia appendens Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia arnaudorum Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia atrata Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia auricoma Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia bifilata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia californica Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia calimenda Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia calvimontis Cockerell, 1916 | | | Rhamphomyia canella Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia cavicornuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia cinefacta Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia clavator Coquillett, 1901 | | | Rhamphomyia comosa Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia compta (Coquillett, 1895) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia barbata Macquart, 1823 | | Rhamphomyia conjuncta Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia contracta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia corvina (Loew, 1861) | ⇒ Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861 | | Rhamphomyia craterae ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia curvipes Coquillett, 1904 | | | Rhamphomyia disconnecta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia disparilis Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia duplicis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia enena ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1921 | | | Rhamphomyia enupta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia erinacioides Malloch, 1919 | | | Rhamphomyia exigua Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia flavirostris Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia fortis Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia fossa ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia glauca Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937 | | | Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia hoplites | | | Rhamphomyia hypolitha ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1917 | | | Rhamphomyia idonea Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia inanimata ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Rhamphomyia infernalis ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia interita ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia inyoca Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia jaroslavi Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia kamtschatica Frey, 1922 | | | Rhamphomyia knutsoni Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia kubiki Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia latiscaura Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia leucoptera Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia limata Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861 | Long-tailed Dance Fly | | Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia longidiscalis Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia loripedis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia morticina ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia naias Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864 | | | Rhamphomyia oedimana Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia opacithorax Malloch, 1923 | Laysan bur cucumber | | Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia pachymera Bigot, 1887 | | | Rhamphomyia paragramma Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia parvisinuata Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia pendella Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia powelli Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia praecipua Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia prodroma Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia pyctes Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862 | Fendler's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia rhytmica Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia ringens Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia rivalis Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia rogersi Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia scaura Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia scaurissima Wheeler, 1896 | Cypresshead groundcherry | | 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 soleata Melander, 1965 | | | Rhamphomyia sordida Loew, 1861 | | | Rhamphomyia spodites ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia stylata Coquillett, 1895 | | | Rhamphomyia subacuta Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia testacea Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia tumulata ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949 | | | Rhamphomyia turneri Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia unimaculata Loew, 1862 | Jone's globemallow | | Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928 | | | Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900 | | | Rhamphomyia villosella Bartak, 2002 | | | Rhamphomyia xanthomera Bartak, 2002 | | | Roederiodes distinctus Chillcott, 1961 | | | Roederiodes petersoni Chillcott, 1966 | | | Roederiodes wirthi Chillcott, 1961 | | | Sabroskyella rancheria Wilder, 1984 | Flatglobe dodder | | Trichoclinocera brunnipennis Melander, 1927 | | | Trichoclinocera cascadensis Sinclair, 1994 | | | Trichoclinocera dolicheretma Melander, 1902 | | | Trichoclinocera rupestris Sinclair, 1994 | | | Wiedemannia apicalis Sinclair, 1998 | | | Wiedemannia comata Melander, 1927 | | | Wiedemannia uncinata Sinclair, 1997 | | | Wiedemannia undulata Sinclair, 1997 | | | Zanclotus dioktes Wilder, 1984 | Flatglobe dodder | | Zanclotus wilderae Sinclair, 1999 | |
Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in West USA
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