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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region River Wye (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
490
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
490
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
461
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
437
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
144
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
111
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
29
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for River Wye
6 Genera with 18 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for River Wye
18 Species
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Hemerodromia unilineata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara biseta Collin, 1927
Hilara chorica Fallen, 1816
Hilara flavipes Meigen, 1822
Hilara fuscipes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hilara platyura Loew, 1873
Hilara lurida Fallen, 1816
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Hilara obscura Meigen, 1822
Hilara pseudochorica Strobl, 1892
Hilara quadrivitata Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
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