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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1349
2017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1348
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1301
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1107
1668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
200
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
172
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Whatcom County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Boreodromia Coquillett, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Oreothalia Melander, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whatcom County
8 Species
Boreodromia bicolor Loew, 1863
Clinocera subtrunca Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Oreogeton capnopterus Melander, 1928
Oreogeton xanthus Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Oreothalia spinitarsis Wilder, 1981Tubercle dodder
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Whatcom County
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
2
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