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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
134
1925
10783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1326
7114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
14
258
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
121
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
20
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
20 Genera with 116 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 199013SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 05SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 200324SpeciesTaxom
Eocorynetites Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Fushunempites Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 198823SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1998Balloon Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hypenella Collin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lochmocola Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Proclinopyga var.flavicox..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Protempis Ussatchov, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19669SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Sinotrichopeza Yang, Zhang ..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
116 Species
Chelifera emeishanica Horvat, 2002
Chelifera incisa Saigusa & Yang, 2003
Chelifera lateralis Yang & Yang, 1995
Chelifera nanlingensis Yang, Groota..., 2005
Chelifera ornamenta Horvat, 2002
Chelifera sheni Saigusa & Yang, 2003
Chelifera sinensis Yang & Yang, 1995
Chelipoda arcta Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda basalis Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda gansuensis Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda hubeiensis Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda lyneborgi Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda menglunana Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Chelipoda mengyangana Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Chelipoda petiolata Yang & Yang, 1987
Chelipoda shennongana Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda sichuanensis Yang & Yang, 1993
Chelipoda sinensis Yang & Yang, 1987
Chelipoda wudangensis Yang & Yang, 1990
Chelipoda xanthocephala Yang & Yang, 1990
Clinocera fluviatilis Brunetti, 1913
Clinocera guangdongensis Yang, Groota..., 2005
Clinocera sinensis Yang & Yang, 1995
Clinocera sinica Yang & Yang, 1995
Clinocera wui Yang & Yang, 1995
Coptophlebia hyalea
Coptophlebia multipennata
Coptophlebia ostentator
Coptophlebia poecilosoma
Coptophlebia sinensis
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Dolichocephala sinica Horvat, 1994
Empis (Coptophlebia) incurva Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis (Empis) lepidopus Meigen, 1822
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis donga Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis freyi Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Empis hubeiensis Yang & Yang, 1997
Empis hyalea Melander, 1946
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Empis lamellornata Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis licenti Seguy, 1956
Empis liuxihensis Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis luteithorax Collin, 1933
Empis mandarina Frey, 1953
Empis menglunensis Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis mengyangensis Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis multipennata Melander, 1946
Empis nanlinga Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis ostentator Melander, 1946
Empis pedispinosa Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis poecilosoma Melander, 1946
Empis sinensis Melander, 1946
Empis tibiaculata Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Empis xui Daugeron, Gr..., 2003
Eocorynetites guchengziensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Fushunempites furvis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Hemerodromia acutata Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia apiciserrata Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia beijingensis Yang & Yang, 1988
Hemerodromia concava Yang & Yang, 1988
Hemerodromia curvata Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia digitata Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia elongata Yang & Yang, 1995
Hemerodromia euneura Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia flaviventris Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia furcata Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia guangxiensis Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia menghaiensis Yang & Yang, 1988
Hemerodromia menglunana Grootaert, Y..., 2000
Hemerodromia nigrescens Yang & Yang, 1995
Hemerodromia oratoria Fallen, 1816
Hemerodromia puerensis Yang & Yang, 1988
Hemerodromia serrata Saigusa & Yang, 2003
Hemerodromia striata Yang & Yang, 1988
Hemerodromia xanthiocephala Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia xanthocephala Yang & Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia xizangensis Yang, 1991
Hemerodromia yunnanensis Yang & Yang, 1988
Hilara acuminata Yang & Wang, 1998
Hilara basiflava Yang & Wang, 1998
Hilara bilobata Yang & Wang, 1998
Hilara curvativa Yang & Wang, 1998
Hilara heixu Grootaert, Y..., 2003
Hilara huangjijie Grootaert, Y..., 2003
Hilara huangxu Grootaert, Y..., 2003
Hilara hubeiensis Yang & Yang, 1997
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara pallala Yang & Yang, 1995
Hilara triangulata Yang & Yang, 1997
Hilara xui Grootaert, Y..., 2003
Hilara zhejiangensis Yang & Wang, 1998
Hilarigona unmaculata Yang & Yang, 1995
Hypenella empodiata Collin, 1941
Lochmocola osterosa Hong, 1981
Proclinopyga pervaga Collin, 1941
Protempis minuta D. Ren, 1998
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia basisetosa Saigusa, 1966
Rhamphomyia flavipes Matsumura, 1911
Rhamphomyia klapperichi Frey, 1953
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia maai Saigusa, 1966
Rhamphomyia nigricauda Becker, 1907
Rhamphomyia tachulanensis Saigusa, 1966
Roederiodes chvalai Horvat, 1994
Roederiodes wolongensis Horvat, 1994
Sinotrichopeza sinensis Yang, Groota..., 2005
Trichoclinocera naumanni Sinclair, 2005
Trichoclinocera stackelbergi Collin, 1941
Trichoclinocera yunnata Sinclair, 2005
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) bilobata Oldenberg, 1910

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
43
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