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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
297
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
213
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
51
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
4 Genera with 4 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
4 Species
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
3
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