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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Much Wenlock Limestone Formation (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
621
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
621
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
614
932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
533
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
219
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
147
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
36
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
5
32
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
6 Genera with 18 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17618SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1827Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
18 Species
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Empis (Xanthempis) aemula Loew, 1873
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) scutellata Curtis, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Gloma fuscipennis Meigen, 1822
Hilara anglodanica Lundbeck, 1913
Hilara galactoptera (Strobl, 1910)⇒ Hilara lactescens Frey, 1955
Hilara hirtipes Collin, 1927
Hilara thoracica Macquart, 1827
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) flava Fallen, 1816

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
1
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