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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
92
2761
13772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
430
2578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
112
967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
31
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
31 Genera with 235 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPRST
Amictoides Bourgogne, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Aplomera Macquart, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Archaeodrapetiops Martins-Neto..., 19924SpeciesTaxom
Asymphyloptera Collin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Cerathybos Bezzi, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 200812SpeciesTaxom
Deuteragonista Philippi, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 194022SpeciesTaxom
Eternia Martins-Neto..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 20156SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1962Balloon Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 190514SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 19626SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 190516SpeciesTaxom
Macrostomus Wiedemann, 196236SpeciesTaxom
Metachela Coquillett, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 201610SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella6SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 200825SpeciesTaxom
Ragas Walker, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190514SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 19628SpeciesTaxom
Tremembella Martins-Neto..., 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
235 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amictoides breviventris Philippi, 1865
Apalocnemis cingulata Bezzi, 1909
Apalocnemis halterata (Becker, 1919)⇒ Apalocnemis plorator Collin, 1933
Apalocnemis philippii Smith, 1962
Apalocnemis plorator Collin, 1933
Apalocnemis salesopolis Smith, 1962
Apalocnemis variegata Bezzi, 1905
Aplomera chilensis Bezzi, 1909
Aplomera gymnopoda Bezzi, 1905
Aplomera notogramma Bezzi, 1905
Aplomera schrottkyi Bezzi, 1909
Archaeodrapetiops elongata R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops mezzalirai R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops nefera R. G. Martin..., 1992
Archaeodrapetiops transversa R. G. Martin..., 1992
Asymphyloptera discrepans Collin, 1933
Atrichopleura argyriventris Becker, 1919
Atrichopleura guarini Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura hirtipes Bezzi, 1909
Atrichopleura mameluca Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mameluco Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mauhes Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura mundurucu Smith, 1962
Atrichopleura nitida Bezzi, 1909
Atrichopleura schinusei Bezzi, 1909
Cerathybos bezzii Ale-Rocha, 2002
Cerathybos catharinensis Ale-Rocha & ..., 1995
Cerathybos nigripes Ale-Rocha, 2002
Cerathybos schinusei Bezzi, 1909
Chelipoda intermedia Smith, 1962
Chelipoda mexicana Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Chelipoda mexicana intermedia Smith, 1962
Chelipoda remissa Collin, 1933
Cladodromia boliviana Bezzi, 1909
Cladodromia cana Bezzi, 1905
Cladodromia fuscimana Bezzi, 1909
Cladodromia inca Bezzi, 1905
Cladodromia plurivittata Bezzi, 1909
Clinocera attentuata Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera collini Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera colombiana Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera cubatao Smith, 1962
Clinocera cucama Smith, 1962
Clinocera cummingi Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera ditaeniata Bezzi, 1909
Clinocera isabellina Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera lapazensis Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera meridana Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera naomina Sinclair, 2008
Clinocera parana Sinclair, 2008
Deuteragonista thoracica Collin, 1933
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis ambigua Bezzi, 1905
Empis angustipennis Bezzi, 1909
Empis atra Wiedemann, 1830
Empis bullata Bezzi, 1905
Empis chiragra Bezzi, 1909
Empis fimbria Walker, 1852
Empis hyalea Melander, 1946
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Empis leucostigma Bezzi, 1905
Empis liodes Bezzi, 1909
Empis lucidilabris Bezzi, 1905
Empis majerona Smith, 1962
Empis maraua Smith, 1962
Empis micropyga Bezzi, 1905
Empis microtheca Frey, 1955
Empis pachymerina Schiner, 1868
Empis penniventris Bezzi, 1909
Empis schumana Smith, 1962
Empis shumana Smith, 1962
Empis spinifera G. Statz, 1940
Eternia papaveroi R. G. Martin..., 1992
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia membranosa Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hemerodromia mourai Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hemerodromia nugatoria Collin, 1933
Hemerodromia ubajaraensis Câmara, Taki..., 2015
Hilara apicalis Smith, 1962
Hilara catarinae Smith, 1962
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara mirhana Smith, 1962
Hilara monodactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara perplexa Bezzi, 1909
Hilara perturbans Bezzi, 1909
Hilara setipleura Smith, 1962
Hilara tridactyla Rafael, 2001
Hilara tupinamba Smith, 1962
Hilarempis argentula Becker, 1919
Hilarempis barbatula Bezzi, 1909
Hilarempis carinata Bezzi, 1909
Hilarempis elegans Bezzi, 1909
Hilarempis gymnaspis Bezzi, 1909
Hilarempis juri Smith, 1962
Hilarempis nudifacies Bezzi, 1905
Hilarempis polychaeta Bezzi, 1905
Hilarempis quadrifaria Becker, 1919
Hilarempis shumana Smith, 1962
Hilarempis shunina Smith, 1962
Hilarempis tucuna Smith, 1962
Hilarempis vanellus Schiner, 1868
Hilarempis xanthocera Bezzi, 1905
Hilarigona aberrans Bezzi, 1909
Hilarigona abnormis Bezzi, 1909
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Hilarigona caishana Smith, 1962
Hilarigona cupari Smith, 1962
Hilarigona majerona Smith, 1962
Hormopeza dureti Daugeron, 1999
Lamprempis bezzii Smith, 1962
Lamprempis boracea Smith, 1962
Lamprempis calopoda Bezzi, 1905
Lamprempis chichimeca Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Lamprempis columbi Schiner, 1868
Lamprempis cucama Smith, 1962
Lamprempis cyanea Bellardi, 1861
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Lamprempis furcaticauda Smith, 1962
Lamprempis gemmea Bezzi, 1905
Lamprempis lindneri Engel, 1928
Lamprempis meridionalis Engel, 1928
Lamprempis sazimae Smith, 1975
Lamprempis suavis Loew, 1869
Lamprempis truncatus Smith, 1962
Lamprempis tuberifera Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus abdominalis Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus alpinus Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus apicalis Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus arcucinctus Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus argyrotarsis Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus barueri Smith, 1962
Macrostomus ciliaticosta Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus cysticercus Smith, 1963
Macrostomus digitatus Smith, 1962
Macrostomus distinctipennis Smith, 1962
Macrostomus divisus Smith, 1962
Macrostomus dolichocerus Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus dolichopterus Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus falcatus Rafael & Mar..., 2019
Macrostomus grallatrix Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus juri Smith, 1962
Macrostomus limbipennis Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus lineatus Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus macerrimus Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus montanus Rafael & Mar..., 2019
Macrostomus mundurucu Smith, 1962
Macrostomus mura Smith, 1962
Macrostomus nigriventris Macquart, 1846
Macrostomus occidentalis Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus orthoneura Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus penai Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus perpulchrus Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus pictipennis Bezzi, 1909
Macrostomus pulchriventris Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus rodriguezi Rafael & Mar..., 2019
Macrostomus rotundipennis Bezzi, 1905
Macrostomus tarsalis Rafael & Cum..., 2006
Macrostomus trifidus Rafael & Mar..., 2019
Macrostomus trilineatus Rafael & Mar..., 2019
Macrostomus variseta Smith, 1962
Macrostomus wiedemanni Smith, 1962
Metachela breviradius Smith, 1962
Neoplasta femoralis Bezzi, 1909
Neoplasta fortiseta Smith, 1962
Neoplasta fregapanii Rafael, 2001
Neoplasta fuscifurca Smith, 1962
Neoplasta lobata Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta longicornis Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta macdonaldi Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta neblina Rafael, 2001
Neoplasta nigrithorax Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Neoplasta spinulosa Câmara & Raf..., 2016
Opeatocerata cooperi Smith, 1991
Opeatocerata lopesi Smith, 1991
Opeatocerata melanderi Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Opeatocerata rubida Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Opeatocerata trilobata Câmara & Raf..., 2011
Oreogeton anomalipennis Smith, 1962
Oreogeton heterogamus Melander, 1928
Oropozella annulitarsis Smith, 1962
Oropozella arara Smith, 1962
Oropozella biloba Smith, 1962
Oropozella marginata Smith, 1962
Oropozella metallica Smith, 1962
Oropozella taquara Smith, 1962
Porphyrochroa aliena Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa amazonica Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa bifida Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa cercosingularis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiliodes Mendonca, Ra..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dactiloides Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa distincta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa dominicanensis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa elongata Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa epandrialis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa genalis Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa grandis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa hipandriociliaris Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa latifrons Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa longiseta Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa manauara Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa neblina Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa pacaraima Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa pectinata Rafael & Ale..., 2002
Porphyrochroa platypoderis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa quadrilamelaris Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa roraimensis Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa simplex Mendonça , R..., 2008
Porphyrochroa vidali Mendonca, Ra..., 2007
Porphyrochroa xavieri Mendonça , R..., 2008
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia argyrina Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia boliviana Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia carrerai Smith, 1962
Rhamphomyia catarinae Smith, 1962
Rhamphomyia galactodes Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia micrargyra Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia monstrosa Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia penicillata Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia tympanica Bezzi, 1909
Rhamphomyia verae Smith, 1962
Rhamphomyia villosipes Bezzi, 1905
Sphicosa albipennis Smith, 1962
Sphicosa globosa Smith, 1962
Sphicosa globosus Smith, 1962
Sphicosa lecta Collin, 1933
Sphicosa longirostris Smith, 1962
Sphicosa plaumanni Smith, 1962
Sphicosa setipalpis Smith, 1962
Sphicosa uniseta Smitha, 1962
Tremembella gracilis R. G. Martin..., 1992

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Northern South America
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
10
153
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
4
9
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