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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
6775
12409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
307
5895
11252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
1042
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
907
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
133
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
50
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
13
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puntarenas
13 Genera with 7 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomera Macquart, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cerathybos Bezzi, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sphicosa Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
7 Species
Aplomera notogramma Bezzi, 1905
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Roederiodes wigginsi Wilder, 1981

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
0
Genus
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