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Checklist for Subfamily Empidinae Latreille, 1809
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
14
375
4938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
118
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
32
441
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
7
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
7 Genera with 291 Species
Brochella Melander, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 189591SpeciesTaxom
Hesperempis Melander, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1901Balloon Flies41SpeciesTaxom
Philetus Melander, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1895153SpeciesTaxom
Toreus Melander, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
291 Species
Brochella monticola Melander, 1928
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis (Coptophlebia) clausa Coquillett, 1895
Empis (Enoplempis) geneatis Melander, 1902
Empis (Enoplempis) leptogastra Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Empis (Enoplempis) snoddyi Steyskal, 1969
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis (Euempis) montiradicis James, 1942
Empis (Lissempis) liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis abcirus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis aeripes Melander, 1902
Empis aerobatica Melander, 1902
Empis agasthus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis aldrichii Melander, 1902
Empis amytis Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis anthophila Melander, 1946
Empis armipes Loew, 1861
Empis arthrica Melander, 1902
Empis asema Melander, 1902
Empis barbatoides Melander, 1965
Empis bigoti Melander, 1902
Empis brachysoma Coquillett, 1900
Empis brevis Loew, 1862
Empis browni Curran, 1931
Empis brunnea Coquillett, 1903
Empis bullifera Kessel & Kessel, 1951Miner's lettuce
Empis cacuminifer Melander, 1902
Empis caeligena Melander, 1902
Empis canaster Melander, 1902
Empis captus Coquillett, 1895
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis comantis (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis cometes Steyskal, 1965
Empis cometes Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis compta Coquillett, 1895
Empis ctenocnema Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Empis dactylica Melander, 1946
Empis delumbis Melander, 1965
Empis desiderata Melander, 1965
Empis deterra Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Empis distans Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Empis dolabraria Melander, 1902Szowits' madwort
Empis enodis Melander, 1902
Empis eudamides Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis exilis Coquillett, 1903
Empis falcata Melander, 1902
Empis frontalis Coquillett, 1903
Empis fumida Coquillett, 1900
Empis gladiator Melander, 1902
Empis gulosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis humilis Coquillett, 1895
Empis infumata (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Empis liosoma Bezzi, 1909
Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902
Empis labiata Loew, 1861
Empis laevigata Loew, 1864
Empis laniventris Eschscholtz, 1823
Empis latrappensis Ouellet, 1942Plumleaf hawthorn
Empis levicula Coquillett, 1895
Empis longeoblita Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis manca Coquillett, 1895
Empis melanderi Arnaud & Bir..., 1966
Empis mira Bigot, 1880
Empis mixopolia Melander, 1902
Empis neomexicana Melander, 1902
Empis nodipoplitea Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis nuda Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis obesa Loew, 1861
Empis ollius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Empis pallida Loew, 1861
Empis pellucida Coquillett, 1900
Empis peregrina Melander, 1902
Empis plectrum Melander, 1946
Empis podagra Melander, 1902
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Empis poplitea Loew, 1863
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Empis reciproca Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Empis rufescens (Loew, 1864)⇒ Empis colonica Walker, 1849
Empis scatophagina Melander, 1902
Empis scoparia Coquillett, 1903
Empis sordida Loew, 1861
Empis stenoptera Loew, 1864
Empis subinfumata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis teres Melander, 1902
Empis tersa Coquillett, 1895
Empis vaginifer Melander, 1902
Empis valentis Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Empis virgata Coquillett, 1895
Hesperempis mabelae Melander, 1902
Hesperempis sanduca Melander, 1928
Hilara argyrata Curran, 1930
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara aurata Coquillett, 1900
Hilara auripila Curran, 1926
Hilara baculifer Melander, 1902
Hilara basalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara bella Melander, 1902
Hilara brevipila Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara cana Coquillett, 1895
Hilara carbonaria Melander, 1902
Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hilara congregaria Melander, 1902
Hilara crickmayi Curran, 1926
Hilara dixi Steyskal, 1969
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara garretti Curran, 1926
Hilara gracilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara granditarsis Curran, 1926
Hilara johnsoni Coquillett, 1895
Hilara juno Curran, 1930
Hilara leucoptera Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara lutea Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara macroptera Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hilara migrata (Walker, 1849)⇒ Iteaphila nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nearctica Shewell, 1955
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nugax Melander, 1902
Hilara plebeia Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Hilara quadrivittata Meigen, 1822Dance fly
Hilara rufopuncta Curran, 1926
Hilara seriata Loew, 1864
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilara transfuga (Walker, 1849)⇒ Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara tristis Loew, 1864
Hilara trivittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara umbrosa Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara unicolor Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara varipennis Curran, 1930
Hilara velutina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara wheeleri Melander, 1901
Philetus memorandus Melander, 1928
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Eorhamphomyia) sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aperta Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & ..., 1917Cooley's meadow-rue
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) hirtula Zetterstedt, 1842San Bernardino Mountain gilia
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigrita (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia sudigeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) plumipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia adversa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia agasicles Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia albata Coquillett, 1902
Rhamphomyia albopilosa Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia ambocnema Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia americana Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Rhamphomyia amplicella Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia amplipedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia anaxo (Walker, 1849)⇒ Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia angustipennis (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia anthracodes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia arctotibia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia arcuata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia atrata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia avida (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia aperta Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia barypoda Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia crinita Becker, 1887
Rhamphomyia bifilata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia bigelowi Walley, 1927Wheel milkweed
Rhamphomyia birdi Curran, 1929
Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Rhamphomyia brevis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia californica Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia calvimontis Cockerell, 1916
Rhamphomyia candicans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia ciliata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia cilipes (Say, 1823)⇒ Rhamphomyia plumipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia cinefacta Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia cineracea Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia clauda Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia clavator Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia clavigera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia colorata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia compta (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia conjuncta Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia conservativa Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia cophas Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia currani Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia curvipes Coquillett, 1904
Rhamphomyia dana Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia dasypoda Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia debilis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia dimidiata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia disconcerta Curran, 1930
Rhamphomyia disparilis Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia diversa Coquillett, 1901
Rhamphomyia duplicis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia ecetra Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia effera Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia erinacioides Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia exigua Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia expulsa (Walker, 1857)⇒ Bicellaria expulsa Walker, 1857
Rhamphomyia falcipedia Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia ficana (Walker, 1849)⇒ Empis agasthus Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia flavirostris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia formosula Melander, 1965
Rhamphomyia frontalis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipes Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia gilvipilosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glauca Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia gracilis (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849
Rhamphomyia herschelli Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia hirticula Collin, 1937
Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia hoelsi Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia hovgaardii Holmgren, 1880West Indian false nettle
Rhamphomyia impedita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia incompleta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhamphomyia insecta Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia intonsa Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Rhamphomyia irregularis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Rhamphomyia hirtipes Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia jubata Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia laevigata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia leucoptera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia limata Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia limbata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia liturata (Loew, 1861)⇒ Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longipennis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia luctifera Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia luctuosa Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Rhamphomyia luteiventer Curran, 1929
Rhamphomyia luteiventris Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia macilenta Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia manca Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia minytus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia mutabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia nana Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia nasoni Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia nigricans Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia nitidivittata Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Rhamphomyia novecarolina Beutenmüller, 1913
Rhamphomyia opacithorax Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Rhamphomyia otiosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia pachymera Bigot, 1887
Rhamphomyia parva (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Rhamphomyia albipennis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia pectinata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pectoris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia phemius Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia piligeronis Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia polita Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia prava Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia priapulus Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pulla Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia pusio Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia quinquelineata Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia rava Loew, 1862Fendler's globemallow
Rhamphomyia ravida Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia rufirostra Say, 1829
Rhamphomyia rustica Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia scaurissima Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia sellata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia similata Malloch, 1919
Rhamphomyia soccata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia sociabilis Williston, 1893
Rhamphomyia soleata Melander, 1965
Rhamphomyia sordida Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia stylata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia tersa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia testacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia tristis Walker, 1857Indian milkweed
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Rhamphomyia unimaculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia ursinella Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia valga Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia vara Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia versicolor Chillcott, 1959
Rhamphomyia villipes Coquillett, 1900
Rhamphomyia virgata Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia vittata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhamphomyia weedii Coquillett, 1895
Toreus neomexicana Melander, 1902

Subnodes of Empidinae with occurrences in Nearctic
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
2
244
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
41
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Empidinae at dyntaxa.se
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