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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
305
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
73
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
24
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
24 Genera with 127 Species
#ACEHLMNOPRST
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Archaeodrapetiops Martins-Neto..., 19924SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Cerathybos Bezzi, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 196210SpeciesTaxom
Eternia Martins-Neto..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1962Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 19627SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 196212SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 20169SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella6SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 200825SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 19627SpeciesTaxom
Tremembella Martins-Neto..., 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
127 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apalocnemis philippii Smith, 1962
Apalocnemis salesopolis Smith, 1962
Archaeodrapetiops elongata R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops mezzalirai R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops nefera R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops transversa R. G. Martin..., 1992
Atrichopleura guarini Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mameluca Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mameluco Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mauhes Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mundurucu Smith, 1962
Cerathybos catharinensis Ale-Rocha & ..., 1995
Chelipoda intermedia Smith, 1962
Chelipoda mexicana Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Chelipoda mexicana intermedia Smith, 1962
Clinocera attentuata Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera cubatao Smith, 1962
Clinocera cucama Smith, 1962
Clinocera cummingi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera parana Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis atra Wiedemann, 1830
Empis fimbria Walker, 1852
Empis majerona Smith, 1962
Empis maraua Smith, 1962
Empis microtheca Frey, 1955
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Empis schumana Smith, 1962
Empis shumana Smith, 1962
Eternia papaveroi R. G. Martin..., 1992
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia membranosa Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hemerodromia mourai Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hemerodromia ubajaraensis Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hilara apicalis Smith, 1962
Hilara catarinae Smith, 1962
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara mirhana Smith, 1962
Hilara monodactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara setipleura Smith, 1962
Hilara tridactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara tupinamba Smith, 1962
Hilarempis juri Smith, 1962
Hilarempis shumana Smith, 1962
Hilarempis shunina Smith, 1962
Hilarempis tucuna Smith, 1962
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Hilarigona caishana Smith, 1962
Hilarigona cupari Smith, 1962
Hilarigona majerona Smith, 1962
Hormopeza dureti Daugeron, 1999
Lamprempis bezzii Smith, 1962
Lamprempis boracea Smith, 1962
Lamprempis cucama Smith, 1962
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Lamprempis furcaticauda Smith, 1962
Lamprempis sazimae Smith, 1975
Lamprempis truncatus Smith, 1962
Macrostomus barueri Smith, 1962
Macrostomus ciliaticosta Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus digitatus Smith, 1962
Macrostomus distinctipennis Smith, 1962
Macrostomus divisus Smith, 1962
Macrostomus juri Smith, 1962
Macrostomus mundurucu Smith, 1962
Macrostomus mura Smith, 1962
Macrostomus nigriventris Macquart, 1846
Macrostomus penai Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus variseta Smith, 1962
Macrostomus wiedemanni Smith, 1962
Metachela breviradius Smith, 1962
Neoplasta fortiseta Smith, 1962
Neoplasta fregapanii Rafael, 2001
Neoplasta fuscifurca Smith, 1962
Neoplasta lobata Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta longicornis Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta macdonaldi Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta neblina Rafael, 2001
Neoplasta nigrithorax Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta spinulosa Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Opeatocerata lopesi Smith, 1991
Opeatocerata melanderi Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Opeatocerata trilobata Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Oreogeton anomalipennis Smith, 1962
Oropozella annulitarsis Smith, 1962
Oropozella arara Smith, 1962
Oropozella biloba Smith, 1962
Oropozella marginata Smith, 1962
Oropozella metallica Smith, 1962
Oropozella taquara Smith, 1962
Porphyrochroa aliena Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa amazonica Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa bifida Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa cercosingularis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiliodes Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiloides Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa distincta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dominicanensis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa elongata Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa epandrialis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa genalis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa grandis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa hipandriociliaris Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa latifrons Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa longiseta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa manauara Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa neblina Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa pacaraima Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa pectinata Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa platypoderis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa quadrilamelaris Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa roraimensis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa simplex Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa vidali Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa xavieri Mendonça , R..., 2008
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia carrerai Smith, 1962
Rhamphomyia catarinae Smith, 1962
Rhamphomyia verae Smith, 1962
Sphicosa albipennis Smith, 1962
Sphicosa globosa Smith, 1962
Sphicosa globosus Smith, 1962
Sphicosa longirostris Smith, 1962
Sphicosa plaumanni Smith, 1962
Sphicosa setipalpis Smith, 1962
Sphicosa uniseta Smitha, 1962
Tremembella gracilis R. G. Martin..., 1992

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
9
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
4
16
Genera
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