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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
439
4179
11334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
437
4173
11327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
422
4137
11266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3269
9498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
553
1351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
404
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
145
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
38
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Algeria
8 Genera with 34 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19988SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1907Balloon Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
34 Species
Chelifera barbarica Vaillant, 1981
Chelifera khemisiana Vaillant & G..., 1998
Clinocera (Clinocera) nigra Meigen, 1804
Clinocera dieuzedei Vaillant, 1953
Clinocera maroccana Seguy, 1941
Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichocephala pavonica Vaillant & G..., 1998
Empis (Empis) decora Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) mediocris Becker, 1907
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Euempis) spiralis Collin, 1937
Empis (Kritempis) algira Macquart, 1838
Empis (Pachymeria) trianguligera Strobl, 1898
Empis albidiseta Becker, 1907
Empis macquarti Becker, 1907
Empis nigrimana Becker, 1907
Hemerodromia choulyana Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia isserana Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hemerodromia macrocephala Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hemerodromia seguyi Vaillant, 1953
Hemerodromia spinosa Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hemerodromia tebbarana Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hemerodromia telloutica Vaillant & G..., 1998
Hilara algira Macquart, 1838
Hilara barbata Chvala, 2008
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara magica Mik, 1887
Hilara quadrifaria Strobl, 1892
Hilara striaticollis Becker, 1907
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia tenuipes Becker, 1907
Wiedemannia azurea Vaillant, 1951
Wiedemannia medjahedica Vaillant & G..., 1998

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Algeria
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
10
Genera
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