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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
473
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
93
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
18
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
5 Genera with 22 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1999Balloon Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 20076SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
22 Species
Empis (Empis) lepidopus Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) protarsalis Collin, 1927
Empis (Empis) pseudonuntia Syrovatka, 1991
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Leptempis) flavitarsis von Roser, 1840
Hilara cavernicola Melander, 1945Mediterranean cabbage
Hilara goetzei Chvala, 2005
Hilara helvetica Chvala, 1999
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara merzi Chvala, 1999
Hilara nigrita Chvala, 2005
Hilara triseta Chvala, 2005
Hilara zermattensis Chvala, 1999
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) lamellata Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia rampazzii Bartak, 2006
Rhamphomyia sellacrinita Bartak, 2007
Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) bilobata Oldenberg, 1910

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
1
0
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