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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Spitsbergen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
741
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
661
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
164
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
104
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spitsbergen
2 Genera with 6 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 17873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spitsbergen
6 Species
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Platyptera) borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhamphomyia borealis Fabricius, 1780
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aethiops Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) caudata (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia aethiops Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) marginata Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Spitsbergen
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
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