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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Agder (South Norway, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3253
7719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3249
7715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
360
3205
7634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
274
2791
6934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
521
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
55
379
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
73
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
43
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Agder
11 Genera with 64 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 176113SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1873Balloon Flies18SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 185921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Agder
64 Species
Chelifera precabunda Collin, 1961
Chelifera subangusta Collin, 1961
Chelifera trapezina Zetterstedt, 1838
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichocephala thomasi Wagner, 1983
Empis (Coptophlebia) hyalipennis Fallen, 1816
Empis (Coptophlebia) vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) syrovatkai Chvala, 1985
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Lissempis) nigritarsis Meigen, 1804
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) immaculata Haliday, 1833
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara beckeri Strobl, 1892
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara clavipes Harris, 1776
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara diversipes Strobl, 1892
Hilara femorella Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara implicata Collin, 1927
Hilara intermedia Fallen, 1816
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hilara rejecta Collin, 1927
Hilara scrobiculata Loew, 1873
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Ragas unica Walker, 1837
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) gibba Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) anomalipennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albidiventris Strobl, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caudata (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia aethiops Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) curvula Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) marginata Fabricius, 1787
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) obscuripennis Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tibiella Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nitidula Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) spinipes Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Agder
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
7
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