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Checklist of Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1300
6337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
78
885
3945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
188
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
133
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
29
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
29 Genera with 157 Species
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Antipodromia Plant, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 200741SpeciesTaxom
Cladodromia Bezzi, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Dipsomyia Bezzi, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Doliodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Empidadelpha Collin, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Empimorpha Coquillett, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Gondwanamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Gynatoma Collin, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1923Balloon Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 192819SpeciesTaxom
Homalocnemis Philippi, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Hybomyia Plant, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeza Sinclair, 20048SpeciesTaxom
Icasma Turner, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Monodromia Collin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oreogeton Schiner, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Oropozella6SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Thinempis Bickel, 19964SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
157 Species
Apalocnemis fumosa Hutton, 1901
Apalocnemis simulans Collin, 1928
Atrichopleura compitalis Collin, 1928
Atrichopleura conjuncta Malloch, 1931
Chelifera apicata Collin, 1928
Chelifera fontanalis Miller, 1923
Chelifera fontinalis Miller, 1923
Chelifera tacita Collin, 1928
Chelifera tantula Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abdita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda abjecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda aritarita Plant, 2007
Chelipoda atrocitas Plant, 2007
Chelipoda australpina Plant, 2007
Chelipoda brevipennis Plant, 2007
Chelipoda consignata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda cornigera Plant, 2007
Chelipoda cycloseta Plant, 2007
Chelipoda delecta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda didhami Plant, 2007
Chelipoda digressa Collin, 1931
Chelipoda dominatrix Plant, 2007
Chelipoda ferocitrix Plant, 2007
Chelipoda fuscoptera Plant, 2007
Chelipoda gracilis Plant, 2007
Chelipoda inconspicua Collin, 1928
Chelipoda interposita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda lateralis Plant, 2007
Chelipoda longicornis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda macrostigma Plant, 2007
Chelipoda mediolinea Plant, 2007
Chelipoda mirabilis Collin, 1928
Chelipoda moderata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda modica Collin, 1928
Chelipoda monorhabdos Plant, 2007
Chelipoda oblata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblinata Collin, 1928
Chelipoda oblinita Collin, 1928
Chelipoda otiraensis Miller, 1923
Chelipoda puhihiroa Plant, 2007
Chelipoda puhihuroa Plant, 2007
Chelipoda rakiuraensis Plant, 2007
Chelipoda rangopango Plant, 2007
Chelipoda recurva Collin, 1928
Chelipoda secreta Collin, 1928
Chelipoda tainuia Plant, 2007
Chelipoda tangerina Plant, 2007
Chelipoda trepida Collin, 1928
Chelipoda ultraferox Plant, 2007
Chelipoda venatrix Plant, 2007
Cladodromia futilis Collin, 1928
Cladodromia insignita Collin, 1928
Cladodromia inturbida Collin, 1928
Cladodromia negata Collin, 1928
Cladodromia soleata Collin, 1928
Clinocera fumosa (Hutton, 1901)⇒ Apalocnemis fumosa Hutton, 1901
Clinocera gressitti Smith, 1964
Dipsomyia mutabilis Collin, 1928
Dipsomyia stigmosa Smith, 1964
Doliodromia avita Collin, 1928
Empidadelpha propria Collin, 1928
Empidadelpha stigmosa (Smith, 1964)⇒ Adipsomyia stigmosa Smith, 1964
Empidadelpha torrentalis Miller, 1923
Empimorpha torrentalis (Miller, 1923)⇒ Empidadelpha torrentalis Miller, 1923
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis brouni Hutton, 1901
Empis otakouensis Miller, 1910
Empis probata Collin, 1928
Gondwanamyia zealandica Sinclair & B..., 2016
Gynatoma atra Malloch, 1931
Gynatoma continens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma evanescens Collin, 1928
Gynatoma pygmaea Collin, 1928
Gynatoma quadrilineata Collin, 1928
Gynatoma subfulva Collin, 1928
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia radialis Collin, 1928
Hemerodromia stellaris Melander, 1947Dance fly
Hilara anisonychia Collin, 1928
Hilara consanguinea Collin, 1928
Hilara dracophylli Miller, 1923
Hilara flavinceris Miller, 1923
Hilara fossalis Miller, 1923
Hilara fulvipes (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Hilarempis huttoni Bezzi, 1904
Hilara hudsoni Hutton, 1901
Hilara intuta Collin, 1928
Hilara littoralis Miller, 1923
Hilara macrura Collin, 1928
Hilara philpotti Miller, 1913
Hilara retecta Collin, 1928
Hilara spinulenta Collin, 1928
Hilara urophora Collin, 1928
Hilara urophylla Collin, 1928
Hilara vector Miller, 1923
Hilarempis argentella Collin, 1928
Hilarempis benhami Miller, 1913
Hilarempis brevistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis cineracea Collin, 1928
Hilarempis dichropleura Collin, 1928
Hilarempis diversimana Collin, 1928
Hilarempis fulvipes Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis huttoni Bezzi, 1904
Hilarempis immota Collin, 1928
Hilarempis kaiteriensis Miller, 1913
Hilarempis longistyla Collin, 1928
Hilarempis minthaphila Collin, 1928
Hilarempis nigra Miller, 1923
Hilarempis ochrozona Collin, 1928
Hilarempis simillima Collin, 1928
Hilarempis smithii Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis subdita Collin, 1928
Hilarempis trichopleura Collin, 1928
Hilarempis uniseta Collin, 1928
Homalocnemis adelensis Miller, 1913
Homalocnemis hamiltoni Miller, 1923
Homalocnemis inexpleta Collin, 1928
Homalocnemis maculipennis Malloch, 1932
Homalocnemis perspicua Hutton, 1901
Hybomyia oliveri Plant, 1995
Hydropeza agnetis Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza akatarawa Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza clarae Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza daviesi Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza milleri Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza paniculata Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza vockerothi Sinclair & M..., 2004
Hydropeza wardi Sinclair & M..., 2004
Icasma aequabilis Plant, 1991
Icasma setosa Sinclair, 1997
Icasma singularis Collin, 1928
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Monodromia fragilis Collin, 1928
Neoplasta inturbida (Collin, 1928)⇒ Cladodromia inturbida Collin, 1928
Oreogeton maculipennis Collin, 1928
Oreogeton rostratus Collin, 1928
Oreogeton undulatus Collin, 1928
Oropozella antennata Collin, 1928
Oropozella bifurcata Collin, 1928
Oropozella diminuloruma
Oropozella loripes
Oropozella tanycera Collin, 1928
Oropozella tricuspicata
Phyllodromia falcata Plant, 2005
Phyllodromia flexura Plant, 2005
Phyllodromia floridula Plant, 2005
Phyllodromia nigricoxa Plant, 2005
Phyllodromia proiecta Plant, 2005
Phyllodromia scopulifera Collin, 1928
Phyllodromia striata Collin, 1928
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia pendens Bartak, 2002
Rhamphomyia politella Malloch, 1931
Thinempis brouni Hutton, 1901
Thinempis otakauensis
Thinempis otakouensis Miller, 1910
Thinempis takaka Bickel, 1996

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
8
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
9
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHomalocneminae
Collin, 1928
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Empididae (Latreille 1809)
Empididae (Latreille 1809)


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