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Checklist of Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
for Inner Hebrides (Hebrides, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
500
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
499
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
487
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
417
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
145
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
29
106
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Inner Hebrides
5 Genera with 9 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1816Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inner Hebrides
9 Species
Chelifera diversicauda Collin, 1927
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelifera trapezina Zetterstedt, 1838
Clinocera (Kowarzia) bipunctata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Kowarzia bipunctata Haliday, 1833
Clinocera fontinalis Haliday, 1833
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) aemula Loew, 1873
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Inner Hebrides
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Empididae (Latreille 1809)
Empididae (Latreille 1809)


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