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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
7 Genera with 11 Species
Afrodromia Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Stuckenbergomyia1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
11 Species
Afrodromia fulgida Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Stuckenbergomyia secunda Smith, 1969

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
1
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