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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2293
12732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
97
1684
8435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
14
379
2591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
113
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
27
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
27 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCEHLMNOPRST
Anaclastoctedon Plant, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Asymphyloptera Collin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Bandella Bickel, 20029SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20007SpeciesTaxom
Cunomyia Bickel, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 186826SpeciesTaxom
Eugowra Bickel, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Hilaropus White, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Homalocnemis Philippi, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeza Sinclair, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Munburra Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ptilophyllodromia Bezzi, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphella Malloch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Sororsenexa Plant, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Thinempis Bickel, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Tomia Paramonov, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
89 Species
Anaclastoctedon ancistrodes Plant, 2010
Anaclastoctedon prionton Plant, 2010
Apalocnemis sanguinea Hardy, 1934
Asymphyloptera quadriseta Smith, 1961
Bandella albitarsis Bickel, 2002
Bandella allynensis Bickel, 2002
Bandella cerra Bickel, 2002
Bandella costalis Bickel, 2002
Bandella duvalli Bickel, 2002
Bandella maxi Bickel, 2002
Bandella montana Bickel, 2002
Bandella noorinbee Bickel, 2002
Bandella tasmanica Bickel, 2002
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera australiana Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera bickeli Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera irrorata Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera monticola Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera queenslandica Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera rubriventris Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera spinosa Sinclair, 2000
Cunomyia unica Bickel, 1998
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) alata Hardy, 1934
Empis (Empis) bellatoria White, 1916
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Polyblepharis) curta Loew, 1869
Empis aquila White, 1916
Empis aquilus White, 1916
Empis austera Daugeron & P..., 2009
Empis bellatorius White, 1916
Empis brevirostris Macquart, 1850
Empis certa Walker, 1852
Empis confirmata Walker, 1852
Empis flabilis White, 1916
Empis maculosa Daugeron & P..., 2009
Empis occidentalis Daugeron & P..., 2009
Empis pachypodiata Bigot, 1889
Empis pedivillosula Daugeron & P..., 2009
Empis sericata White, 1916
Empis sericatus White, 1916
Empis tasmaniensis Smith, 1989
Empis thompsoni Hardy, 1942
Empis thomsoni Hardy, 1942
Empis tibialis Hardy, 1934
Empis waterhousei Hardy, 1934
Empis xanthopyga Schiner, 1868
Eugowra colei Bickel, 2006
Eugowra fusca Bickel, 2006
Eugowra uniseta Bickel, 2006
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara balnearia White, 1916
Hilara efficiens White, 1916
Hilara minamurra Smith, 1960
Hilara minnamurra Smith, 1960
Hilara mollicella White, 1916
Hilara nimia White, 1916
Hilara nubila White, 1916
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hilarempis cyanescens Bezzi, 1904
Hilarempis echinata White, 1916
Hilarempis hilaraeformis Bezzi, 1904
Hilarempis nigrimana White, 1916
Hilarempis pallidifurca White, 1916
Hilarempis peregrina White, 1916
Hilaropus peregrina (White, 1916)⇒ Hilarempis peregrina White, 1916
Hilaropus peregrinus (White, 1916)⇒ Hilarempis peregrina White, 1916
Homalocnemis maculipennis Malloch, 1932
Hormopeza hadrocerca Sinclair, 1995
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Munburra bulbicornis Bickel, 2006
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Oreogeton gracilipes White, 1916
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Phyllodromia liturata (Tepper, 1895)⇒ Johnrehnia liturata Tepper, 1895
Ptilophyllodromia biroi Bezzi, 1904
Rhamphella inconspicua Malloch, 1930
Rhamphomyia albidipennis Malloch, 1930
Rhamphomyia aprilis White, 1916
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia septembris White, 1916
Sororsenexa macalpinei Plant, 2011
Thinempis austera Bickel, 1996
Thinempis esperance Bickel, 1996
Thinempis minuta Bickel, 1996
Thinempis turimetta Bickel, 1996
Tomia campbelli Paramonov, 1961

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
11
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHomalocneminae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
3
4
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