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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
416
7897
27351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1183
3659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
873
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
196
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
54
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
9 Genera with 77 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 200026SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1981Balloon Flies24SpeciesTaxom
Microphorites Hennig, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19904SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
77 Species
Chelifera nubecula Becker, 1908
Chelifera vockerothi Vaillant & C..., 1973
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Clinocera amarantha Becker, 1908
Clinocera dieuzedei Vaillant, 1953
Clinocera jalonae Wagner, 1984
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Empis (Coptophlebia) albinervis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Coptophlebia) confluens Becker, 1907
Empis (Coptophlebia) coracina Bezzi, 1909
Empis (Coptophlebia) volucris (Wiedemann, 1822)⇒ Empis aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Empis (Empis) decorella Chvala, 1981
Empis (Empis) dusmetii Strobl, 1909
Empis (Empis) lyneborgi Chvala, 1981
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) mirandica Chvala, 1981
Empis (Euempis) morenae Strobl, 1899
Empis (Euempis) morio Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Euempis) pilicornis Loew, 1867
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Leptempis) abdominalis Daugeron, 1999
Empis (Leptempis) sinuosa Daugeron, 1999
Empis (Lissempis) insularis Chvala, 2003
Empis (Xanthempis) algeciracensis Strobl, 1909
Empis (Xanthempis) algecirasensis Strobl, 1909
Empis (Xanthempis) dispina Chvala, 1996
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) nevadensis Chvala, 1981
Empis caceresensis Daugeron, 2000
Empis moncayoensis Daugeron, 2000
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gaditana Wagner & Cobo, 2001
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia wagneri Cobo & Carreira, 2003
Hilara algecirasensis Strobl, 1899
Hilara almeriensis Strobl, 1906
Hilara autumnalis Chvala, 2008
Hilara balearica Chvala, 2008
Hilara cornicula Loew, 1873
Hilara cuneata Loew, 1873
Hilara escorialensis Strobl, 1909
Hilara fusitibia Strobl, 1899
Hilara longeciliata Strobl, 1906
Hilara marginipennis Strobl, 1909
Hilara martini Chvala, 1981
Hilara mediterranea Chvala, 2008
Hilara neolitorea Chvala, 2008
Hilara palmarum Strobl, 1906
Hilara ponti Chvala, 1982
Hilara pseudocornicula Strobl, 1909
Hilara pygialis Chvala, 2008
Hilara quadriclavata Strobl, 1899
Hilara royoi J. Gil Collado, 1926
Hilara schachti Chvala, 2008
Hilara strakai Chvala, 1981
Hilara strobliana (Bezzi, 1899)⇒ Hilara cuneata Loew, 1873
Hilara trigemina Strobl, 1909
Hilara veletica Chvala, 1981
Microphorites utrillensis A. Arillo, 2008
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) andalusiaca Strobl, 1899
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) gibbifera Strobl, 1906
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) morenae Strobl, 1899
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) granadensis Chvala, 1981
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) poissoni Trehen, 1966
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) hercynica Oldenberg, 1927
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) stigmosa Macquart, 1827
Rhamphomyia chinoptera Bezzi, 1904
Rhamphomyia pseudocrinita Strobl, 1909
Rhamphomyia tenuipes Becker, 1907
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) tiburica Wagner & Cobo, 2001
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) veletica Vaillant & C..., 1973
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) falcifera Vaillant, 1967
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) nevadensis Wagner, 1990

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
6
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