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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Perthshire (Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
191
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
191
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
190
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
178
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
59
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
46
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Perthshire
4 Genera with 7 Species
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perthshire
7 Species
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Hilara brevistyla Collin, 1927
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) albohirta Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
6
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