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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
524
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
183
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
41
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
10 Genera with 13 Species
Afrodromia Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1892Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
13 Species
Afrodromia bicolor Smith, 1969
Dolichocephala fuscillanx Jones, 1940
Dolichocephala quadrispina Smith, 1969
Drymodromia capensis Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hemerodromia basalis Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara lasiopa (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilarempis alpha Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Wiedemannia edendalensis Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia rudebecki Smith, 1967

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
4
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