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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Oxwich National Nature Reserve (Gower Peninsula, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
892
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
891
1597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
879
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
787
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
392
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
340
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
53
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
41
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
8
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oxwich National Nature Reserve
8 Genera with 39 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17617SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1898Balloon Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 184210SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oxwich National Nature Reserve
39 Species
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda albiseta Zetterstedt, 1838Harkness' flaxflower
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Empis (Coptophlebia) albinervis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Lissempis) nigritarsis Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Hilara albiventris von Roser, 1840
Hilara biseta Collin, 1927
Hilara cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara discoidalis Lundbeck, 1910
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara fulvibarba Strobl, 1899
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara lurida Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara media Collin, 1927
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Hilara nigrina Fallen, 1816
Hilara nigrohirta Collin, 1927
Hilara rejecta Collin, 1927
Hilara ternovensis Strobl, 1898
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) erythrophthalma Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) maculipennis Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caesia Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Rhamphomyia scutellaris Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) pilifer Meigen, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tibiella Zetterstedt, 1842

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Oxwich National Nature Reserve
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
3
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