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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Botshol (Utrecht, Netherlands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
491
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
491
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
480
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
413
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
171
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
131
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botshol
6 Genera with 10 Species
Chelipoda Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botshol
10 Species
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tibiella Zetterstedt, 1842

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
7
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