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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
674
1664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
555
1346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
155
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
4 Genera with 36 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 196018SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 2008Balloon Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
36 Species
Empis (Empis) petulans Becker, 1910
Empis (Euempis) spiralis Collin, 1937
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis (Xanthempis) testiculata Bezzi, 1909
Empis curticornis Collin, 1960
Empis dasycera Collin, 1960
Empis discrepans Collin, 1960
Empis earina Collin, 1960
Empis freidbergi Chvala, 1999
Empis kugleri Chvala, 1999
Empis macrorrhyncha Philippi, 1865
Empis mirifica Collin, 1960
Empis occlusa Collin, 1960
Empis palaestinensis Engel, 1946
Empis pandicauda Collin, 1960
Empis sororia Collin, 1960
Empis syriaca Collin, 1937
Empis theodori Collin, 1960
Hilara albipilosa Engel, 1941
Hilara alboclypeata Chvala, 2008
Hilara amnoni Chvala, 2008
Hilara aptoides Chvala, 2008
Hilara clavidipes Chvala, 2008
Hilara comes Collin, 1960
Hilara cothurnata Engel, 1941
Hilara freidbergi Chvala, 2008
Hilara israelica Chvala, 2008
Hilara megalochira Collin, 1937
Hilara meralis Collin, 1960
Hilara orilasiochira Chvala, 2008
Hilara spectabilis Chvala, 2008
Hilara theodori Chvala, 2008
Hormopeza copulifera Melander, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) biserialis Collin, 1960
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) lamellata Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia intersita Collin, 1960

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
1
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