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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Mora (San Jose, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
743
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
743
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
699
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
611
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
75
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
34
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
23
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mora
7 Genera with 22 Species
Chelipoda Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1838Balloon Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18596SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mora
22 Species
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Empis (Coptophlebia) hyalipennis Fallen, 1816
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Hemerodromia raptoria Meigen, 1830
Hilara barbipes Frey, 1908
Hilara canescens Zetterstedt, 1849
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara diversipes Strobl, 1892
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara lurida Fallen, 1816
Hilara nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1838
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Mora
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
3
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