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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Baltic region (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
5618
16806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
555
5609
16792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
529
5537
16633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
4531
14336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
807
2539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
458
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
87
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
48
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baltic region
7 Genera with 20 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18504SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltic region
20 Species
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis pulvillata H. Loew, 1850
Gloma hirta H. Loew, 1850
Heleodromia (Illiesiella) foveata R. Wagner, 2000
Heleodromia starki C. Hoffeins, 1997
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Ragas baltica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas bizarra Hoffeins & al., 2015
Ragas eocenica Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas succinea Sinclair & H..., 2013
Ragas ulrichi Sinclair & H..., 2013
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) marginata Fabricius, 1787
Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Rhamphomyia distans H. Loew, 1850
Rhamphomyia ungulina H. Loew, 1850

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
6
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