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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
845
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
127
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
37
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
12 Genera with 13 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18872SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
13 Species
Clinocera colombiana Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis hyalea Melander, 1946
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilarempis vanellus Schiner, 1868
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Lamprempis columbi Schiner, 1868
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Macrostomus alpinus Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus occidentalis Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
1
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