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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
126
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
82
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
6 Species
Chelifera prectoria Fallen, 1816
Dolichocephala cretica Wagner, 1995
Dolichocephala vaillanti Wagner, 1995
Empis (Xanthempis) testiculata Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) biroi Bezzi, 1908
Roederiodes malickyi Wagner, 1981

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
2
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