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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1548
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
229
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
108
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
48
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lebanon
8 Genera with 19 Species
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1941Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Trichinites Hennig, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
19 Species
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Clinocera fallaciosa Loew, 1873
Clinocera litanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Clinocera yahfoufana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Pachymeria) mediterranea Loew, 1864
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis insulata Collin, 1937
Empis spirifera Bezzi, 1909
Hemerodromia hammanica Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia hermelina Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hemerodromia zarcana Vaillant & M..., 1998
Hilara bovina Becker, 1910
Hilara cothurnata Engel, 1941
Microphorites extinctus W. Hennig, 1971
Microphorites oculeus D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Microphorites similis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Trichinites cretaceus W. Hennig, 1970
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) lota Walker, 1851

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Lebanon
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
7
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