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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Honshu (Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
578
7629
16736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
576
7626
16735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
547
7510
16530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
6268
14204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
970
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
628
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
88
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
30
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Honshu
7 Genera with 68 Species
Brachystoma Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 195319SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 195525SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclinocera Collin, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Honshu
68 Species
Brachystoma pleurale Frey, 1956
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Planempis) echigoensis Saigusa, 1964
Empis (Planempis) fovea Saigusa, 1964
Empis claricolor Frey, 1953
Empis cyaneiventris Frey, 1953
Empis cylindeacea Frey, 1953
Empis difficilis Frey, 1953
Empis flavobasalis Matsumura, 1915
Empis honsyuensis Frey, 1953
Empis itoiana Frey, 1953
Empis japonica Frey, 1955
Empis kawatiensis Frey, 1953
Empis lacotheca Frey, 1955
Empis latro Frey, 1953
Empis microtheca Frey, 1955
Empis seminitida Frey, 1955
Empis stigmatica Frey, 1953
Empis villosipes Frey, 1953
Heleodromia macropyga Saigusa, 1963
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, 1927
Hilara acutifurca Frey, 1955
Hilara akitae Frey, 1952
Hilara argyreata Frey, 1955
Hilara baethis Frey, 1955
Hilara bidentifera Frey, 1955
Hilara genupallida Frey, 1955
Hilara incertula Frey, 1955
Hilara itoi Frey, 1952
Hilara japonica Frey, 1952
Hilara leucogyne Frey, 1952
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara melanogyne Frey, 1952
Hilara neglecta Frey, 1952
Hilara pachyneura Frey, 1955
Hilara suspecta Frey, 1955
Hilara tricolor Frey, 1955
Hilara unguicauda Frey, 1955
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) hagoromo Saigusa, 1963
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) fuscapicis Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) lamniferella Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) minutissima Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) nigrifemina Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) nipponalpina Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) psychomorpha Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) setulosa Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) trichopleura Saigusa, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nigraccipitrina Ito & Saigusa, 1967
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) nitidifrons Ito & Saigusa, 1967
Rhamphomyia ampla Frey, 1952
Rhamphomyia arakawae Matsumura, 1915
Rhamphomyia brunneostriata Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia complicans Frey, 1953
Rhamphomyia flavobasalis Frey, 1951
Rhamphomyia formidabilis Frey, 1951
Rhamphomyia issikii Ito, 1961
Rhamphomyia itoi Frey, 1950
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia longistigma Frey, 1953
Rhamphomyia multicolor Frey, 1952
Rhamphomyia nipponensis Frey, 1951
Rhamphomyia pretiosa Frey, 1953
Rhamphomyia retortus Frey, 1955
Trichoclinocera dasyscutelllum Saigusa, 1965
Trichoclinocera dasyscutellum Saigusa, 1965

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Honshu
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
3
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