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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
624
10531
30355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
10516
30326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
595
10384
30019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
8207
24054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
1399
4283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
71
1104
3054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
211
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
81
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
7 Genera with 18 Species
Elaphcopexa1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 0Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18955SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
18 Species
Elaphcopexa upsilon
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis atra Wiedemann, 1830
Hemerodromia defessa Williston, 1896
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara viridis
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Lamprempis furcaticauda Smith, 1962
Lamprempis setigera Coquillett, 1903
Lamprempis superba Loew, 1861
Lamprempis viridis Coquillett, 1895
Porphyrochroa argentata Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa dominicanensis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa genalis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa latifrons Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa pectinata Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Antilles
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
2
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