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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region South Germany (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
613
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
438
968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
69
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
22
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Germany
7 Genera with 27 Species
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 190918SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1842Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
27 Species
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Clinocera sorex
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) nitidiventris Loew, 1873
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) planetica Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) pseudonuntia Syrovatka, 1991
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) dimidiata (Meigen, 1835)⇒ Empis loewiana Bezzi, 1909
Empis (Leptempis) flavitarsis von Roser, 1840
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Empis (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) univittata Loew, 1867
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara hybrida Collin, 1961
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Wiedemannia oldenbergi Engel, 1918

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in South Germany
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
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