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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Moray (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
647
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
647
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
622
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
566
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
181
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
126
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Moray (Scotland)
4 Genera with 18 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moray (Scotland)
18 Species
Empis (Empis) bicuspidata Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) irwini Wagner, 1985
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Moray (Scotland)
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
17
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