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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
110
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
32
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
9 Genera with 25 Species
Afrodromia Smith, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19697SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
25 Species
Afrodromia genitalis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia montana Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Dolichocephala duodecempunctata Smith, 1969
Drymodromia simplex Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia magogi Smith, 1969
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
4
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