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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1125
5726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
854
3982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
171
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
59
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
5 Genera with 14 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 197110SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeza Sinclair, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
14 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Coptophlebia) jacksoni Smith, 1971
Empis (Disneyempis) hirsutipennis Smith, 1976
Empis (Disneyempis) spinifemorata Daugeron, 2000
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis argentea Daugeron, 2000
Empis brazzavillensis Daugeron, 2001
Empis loici Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis proboprocera Daugeron, 2000
Empis vina Smith, 1971
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hydropeza paniculata Sinclair & M..., 2004
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
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