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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region São Miguel (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
960
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
955
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
947
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
700
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
236
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
168
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for São Miguel
4 Genera with 5 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Kowarzia Mik, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for São Miguel
5 Species
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Empis (Coptophlebia) vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Kowarzia dahli Vaillant, 1964
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) gibba Fallen, 1816

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in São Miguel
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
3
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