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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
125
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
49
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
5 Genera with 22 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1864Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18617SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
22 Species
Empis (Anacrostichus) spectabilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Enoplempis) tridentata Coquillett, 1901
Empis arthritica Melander, 1902
Empis humilis Coquillett, 1895
Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902
Empis loripedis Coquillett, 1895
Empis varipes Loew, 1861
Hilara canadensis
Hilara gracilis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara nigriventris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara testacea Loew, 1864
Hilarempis bicingulata Bezzi, 1909
Opeatocerata hadrophallus Câmara & Raf..., 2014
Rhamphomyia daria Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia fumosa Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia glabra Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861Long-tailed Dance Fly
Rhamphomyia longicornis Loew, 1861
Rhamphomyia scolopacea Say, 1823
Rhamphomyia umbilicata Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Empidinae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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