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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
585
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
496
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
79
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
29
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
9 Genera with 6 Species
Cerathybos Bezzi, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
6 Species
Chelipoda vittata Lynch Arribá..., 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilarigona crassistyla Collin, 1933
Hilarigona producta Collin, 1933
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
2
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