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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
487
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
16
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wisconsin
3 Genera with 6 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
6 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia quinquelineata Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Wisconsin
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
0
0
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