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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Prees Heath (Whitchurch, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
743
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
743
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
731
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
596
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
197
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
174
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
5
22
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
15
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Prees Heath
3 Genera with 16 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18046SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prees Heath
16 Species
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) praevia Collin, 1927
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara litorea Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) crassirostris Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) atra Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) laevipes Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Prees Heath
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
16
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