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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region North Troms (Troms, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
943
1750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
941
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
930
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
864
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
210
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
155
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
17
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Troms
4 Genera with 11 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1838Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Troms
11 Species
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Heleodromia (Heleodromia) immaculata Haliday, 1833
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara clavipes Harris, 1776
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara interstincta Fallen, 1816
Hilara nitidula Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) spinipes Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
10
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