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Checklist for Subfamily Empidinae Latreille, 1809
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
223
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
54
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
17
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
6 Genera with 34 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1862Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 194920SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
34 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Empis asema Melander, 1902
Empis florissantana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis infossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Empis miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Empis perdita T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia acuta Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia aeterna A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia calvimontis Cockerell, 1916
Rhamphomyia craterae A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia enena T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia fossa A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia hypolitha T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Rhamphomyia inanimata A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia infernalis A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia interita A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia morticina A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia senecta A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia sepulta T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Rhamphomyia spodites A. L. Melander, 1949
Rhamphomyia tumulata A. L. Melander, 1949

Subnodes of Empidinae with occurrences in Colorado
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
3
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Empidinae at artfakta.se
Empidinae at dyntaxa.se
Empidinae at itis.gov