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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Alta (West Finnmark, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
629
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
629
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
157
614
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
567
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
82
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
58
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
28
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
26
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alta (Norway)
9 Genera with 41 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1913Balloon Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 181618SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alta (Norway)
41 Species
Chelifera concinnicauda Collin, 1927
Chelifera frigelii Zetterstedt, 1838
Chelifera trapezina Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Clinocera) appendiculata Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera nivalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Dolichocephala thomasi Wagner, 1983
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Coptophlebia) hyalipennis Fallen, 1816
Empis (Empis) bicuspidata Collin, 1927
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) immaculata Haliday, 1833
Hilara abdominalis Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara bistriata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara hybrida Collin, 1961
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara quadrifasciata Chvala, 2002
Hilara tanythrix Frey, 1913
Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) culicina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) anomalina (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia anomala Oldenberg, 1915
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) anomalipennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albissima Frey, 1913
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caesia Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) griseola Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lividiventris Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) modesta Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) plumifera Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) poplitea Wahlberg, 1844
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pusilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) coracina Zetterstedt, 1849
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) vesiculosa Fallen, 1816
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) bohemani Zetterstedt, 1838

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Alta (Norway)
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
3
Genus
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