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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Abisko (Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
467
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
467
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
463
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
435
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
109
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
80
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
19
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
17
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Abisko
8 Genera with 29 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1913Balloon Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 181614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Abisko
29 Species
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) immaculata Haliday, 1833
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia raptoria Meigen, 1830
Hilara abdominalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara diversipes Strobl, 1892
Hilara femorata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913
Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) anomalina (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia anomala Oldenberg, 1915
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) gufitar Frey, 1922
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caudata (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia aethiops Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) modesta Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) obscura (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) albosegmentata Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia albosegmentata Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nitidula Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) vesiculosa Fallen, 1816

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Abisko
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
1
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