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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Aviemore (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
629
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
629
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
613
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
573
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
171
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
110
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
22
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
16
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aviemore
6 Genera with 16 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aviemore
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chelifera monostigma Meigen, 1822
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) laetabilis Collin, 1926
Hemerodromia baetica Collin, 1927
Hilara bistriata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara nigrohirta Collin, 1927
Hilara submaura Collin, 1927
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin, 1926
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) phantasma Mik, 1880
Wiedemannia rhynchops insularis Collin, 1927

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Aviemore
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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