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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3864
8271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2959
6620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
443
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
325
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
62
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
18
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
6 Genera with 28 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 2001Balloon Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 200818SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
28 Species
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara monodactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara tridactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Macrostomus ciliaticosta Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus penai Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Opeatocerata melanderi Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Opeatocerata trilobata Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Porphyrochroa aliena Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa amazonica Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa bifida Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiliodes Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiloides Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa distincta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa elongata Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa grandis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa hipandriociliaris Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa longiseta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa manauara Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa neblina Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa pacaraima Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa platypoderis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa quadrilamelaris Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa simplex Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa vidali Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa xavieri Mendonça , R..., 2008

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Amazonas
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
27
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