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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region North France (Metropolitan France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
587
6209
13946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
585
6206
13944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
6054
13571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4943
11722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
888
1837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
69
630
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
129
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
52
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
12
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North France
12 Genera with 45 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 186516SpeciesTaxom
Gloma Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1928Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18599SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North France
45 Species
Chelifera stigmatica Schiner, 1862
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Dolichocephala thomasi Wagner, 1983
Empis (Anacrostichus) lucida Zetterstedt, 1838
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) planetica Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Empis) staegeri Collin, 1963
Empis (Euempis) ciliata Fabricius, 1787
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Xanthempis) laetabilis Collin, 1926
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis macrorrhyncha Philippi, 1865
Gloma fuscipennis Meigen, 1822
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia raptoria Meigen, 1830
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara cornicula Loew, 1873
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Hilara pseudochorica Strobl, 1892
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Microphorites erikai Bramuzzo & Nel, 2017
Neoplasta alleghani (Melander, 1947)⇒ Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) stigmosa Macquart, 1827
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
5
7
Genera
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