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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
161
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
64
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 24 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 2001Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
24 Species
Dolichocephala ciwatikina Sinclair, 2005
Dolichocephala walutikina Sinclair, 2005
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis frontalis Coquillett, 1903
Empis nondouensis Daugeron, 2002
Empis subinfumata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Hemerodromia dromodromoa Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia iqasoa Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia kumia Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia moqimoqilia Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia raradamua Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia senivaua Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia spiculata Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia subiqasoa Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia votovotoa Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia vucea Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia vulacia Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia vutivutia Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hemerodromia watlingi Plant & Sinc..., 2008
Hilara monodactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara tridactyla Rafael, 2001
Rhamphomyia setosa Coquillett, 1895

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
14
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