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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Limon (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
5306
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
5305
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
348
5238
8485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4532
7684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
75
738
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
637
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
95
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
42
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limon
11 Genera with 6 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Asymphyloptera Collin, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limon
6 Species
Clinocera isabellina Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera woodi Sinclair, 2008
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
0
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