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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Isle of Arran (North Ayrshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
644
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
644
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
635
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
569
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
170
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
103
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
11
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Isle of Arran
5 Genera with 18 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Arran
18 Species
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Isle of Arran
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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