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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Whitehorse (Yukon, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
734
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
734
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
726
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
666
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
295
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
208
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
34
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
23
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Whitehorse (Yukon)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitehorse (Yukon)
11 Species
Clinocera substagnalis Sinclair, 2008
Dolichocephala vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2012
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Metachela collusor Melander, 1902
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862
Wiedemannia vexillum Sinclair, 1997

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Whitehorse (Yukon)
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
0
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