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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
412
2750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
107
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
22
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
22 Genera with 173 Species
#ABCDEHLNRSW
Afroclinocera Sinclair, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Afrodromia Smith, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Afroempis Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Brachystoma Meigen, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Edenophorus Smith, 20027SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 196947SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 200713SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 196934SpeciesTaxom
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Stuckenbergomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19674SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
173 Species
Afroclinocera obesa Sinclair, 1999
Afroclinocera pecki Sinclair, 1999
Afrodromia angularis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia bicolor Smith, 1969
Afrodromia concolor Smith, 1969
Afrodromia flavifemur Smith, 1969
Afrodromia fulgida Smith, 1969
Afrodromia genitalis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia julianus Smith, 1969
Afrodromia longicornis Smith, 1969
Afrodromia maculifemur Smith, 1969
Afrodromia montana Smith, 1969
Afrodromia reducta Smith, 1969
Afrodromia semperviva Smith, 1969
Afrodromia sinuosa Smith, 1969
Afroempis stuckenbergi Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Brachystoma bimaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma jonesi Smith, 1969
Brachystoma montanum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma pectiniferum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma reflexiseta Smith, 1969
Brachystoma simile Smith, 1969
Brachystoma submaculatum Smith, 1969
Brachystoma truncatum Smith, 1969
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chelipoda truncata Macdonald, 1993
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera adesa Sinclair, 1999
Clinocera capicola Smith, 1967
Clinocera smithi Sinclair, 1999
Clinocera tripunctata Smith, 1969
Dolichocephala duodecempunctata Smith, 1969
Dolichocephala fuscillanx Jones, 1940
Dolichocephala quadrispina Smith, 1969
Drymodromia beckeri Smith, 1969
Drymodromia capensis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia femorata Smith, 1969
Drymodromia maculipennis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia pseudofemorata Smith, 1969
Drymodromia reducta Smith, 1969
Drymodromia similis Smith, 1969
Drymodromia simplex Smith, 1969
Drymodromia trivittata Smith, 1969
Drymodromia trochanterata Smith, 1969
Edenophorus hiemalis Sinclair, 2002
Edenophorus irwini Sinclair, 2002
Edenophorus knysna Smith, 1969
Edenophorus nigricans Sinclair, 2002
Edenophorus simplex Sinclair, 2002
Edenophorus spinosus Sinclair, 2002
Edenophorus stuckenbergi Sinclair, 2002
Empis (Coptophlebia) calvinia Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalaka Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalolo Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) mashona Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) matabele Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) maviti Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) turneri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) umslingaani Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) prodromus (Loew, 1867)⇒ Empis pseudoprodromus Collin, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis abrupta Thomson, 1869
Empis albicincta Loew, 1858
Empis argyriventris Smith, 1969
Empis barotse Smith, 1969
Empis bechuana Smith, 1969
Empis bivittata Wiedemann, 1824
Empis brincki Smith, 1967
Empis cetywayoi Smith, 1969
Empis cinerarius Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis crassifila Loew, 1858
Empis damara Smith, 1969
Empis exotica Wiedemann, 1824
Empis glandis Smith, 1969
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis hirtipes (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis incompleta Macquart, 1846
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis inornata Loew, 1858
Empis korana Smith, 1969
Empis macropus Loew, 1858
Empis makololo Smith, 1969
Empis namaqua Smith, 1969
Empis natalensis Smith, 1967
Empis nigrisquama Smith, 1969
Empis oribi Smith, 1969
Empis perpendicularis Loew, 1858
Empis pruinosa Wiedemann, 1824
Empis pseudosetitarsus Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis spinosa Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis umslangaani Smith, 1969
Empis umzilai Smith, 1969
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia alida Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia apicalis (Smith, 1969)⇒ Hemerodromia subapicalis Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hemerodromia basalis Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia concinna Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia gogi Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia lativitta Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia magogi Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia seguyi Vaillant, 1953
Hemerodromia spectabilis Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia splendens Smith, 1969
Hemerodromia subapicalis Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara bicrassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara capensis Schiner, 1868
Hilara castanipes Loew, 1858
Hilara crassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara delta Smith, 1969
Hilara dentata (Smith, 1969)⇒ Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara gamma Smith, 1969
Hilara lasiopa (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara omega Smith, 1969
Hilara recurva Smith, 1969
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilara upsilon Smith, 1969
Hilarempis adrianus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis alpha Smith, 1969
Hilarempis antenniseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basalis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basuta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis beta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis carlieri Smith, 1969
Hilarempis cervina Loew, 1858
Hilarempis completa Loew, 1858
Hilarempis crassitarsus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fratercula Smith, 1969
Hilarempis hammondi Smith, 1969
Hilarempis heterogastra Loew, 1858
Hilarempis inerma Smith, 1969
Hilarempis julianus Smith, 1967
Hilarempis juri Smith, 1962
Hilarempis longipennis Smith, 1967
Hilarempis neptunus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robusta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robustus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis smithii Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis sordida Loew, 1858
Hilarempis soror Smith, 1969
Hilarempis stenostoma Collin, 1933
Hilarempis tenuicornis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis undumeni Smith, 1969
Hilarempis vicina Smith, 1969
Hormopeza natalensis Sinclair, 1995
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Neoplasta scapularis Loew, 1862
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864
Roederiodes bifidus Sinclair, 1999
Stuckenbergomyia secunda Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia capicola (Smith, 1967)⇒ Clinocera capicola Smith, 1967
Wiedemannia edendalensis Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia hughesi Smith, 1969
Wiedemannia rudebecki Smith, 1967

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyBrachystomatinae
Melander, 1908
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
101
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
1
1
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