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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Faroe Islands (Denmark)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
238
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
238
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
238
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
225
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
37
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Faroe Islands
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faroe Islands
6 Species
Chelifera prectoria Fallen, 1816
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) albipennis Fallen, 1816
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) impudica (Mik, 1880)⇒ Wiedemannia simplex Loew, 1862

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
4
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