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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Bridgend (Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
217
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
217
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
197
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
176
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
73
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
64
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
25
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
20
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bridgend
5 Genera with 21 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1827Balloon Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18163SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bridgend
21 Species
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara cornicula Loew, 1873
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara manicata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Hilara implicata Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Bridgend
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
17
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