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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Inverness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1330
2176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1328
2175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1299
2134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1151
1935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
210
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
149
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
33
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Inverness
7 Genera with 17 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inverness
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chelifera erecta (Collin, 1927)⇒ Chelifera stigmatica Schiner, 1862
Chelifera stigmatica Schiner, 1862
Empis (Empis) bicuspidata Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) laetabilis Collin, 1926
Hemerodromia baetica Collin, 1927
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara setosa Collin, 1927
Hilara submaura Collin, 1927
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin, 1926
Wiedemannia rhynchops insularis Collin, 1927

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Inverness
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
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