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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3004
6116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3002
6113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
2930
6006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2399
5166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
495
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
415
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
115
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
39
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney Basin
11 Genera with 16 Species
Apalocnemis Philippi, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Asymphyloptera Collin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Bandella Bickel, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1916Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hilaropus White, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ptilophyllodromia Bezzi, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sororsenexa Plant, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Thinempis Bickel, 19962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
16 Species
Apalocnemis sanguinea Hardy, 1934
Asymphyloptera quadriseta Smith, 1961
Bandella montana Bickel, 2002
Clinocera australiana Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera irrorata Sinclair, 2000
Clinocera rubriventris Sinclair, 2000
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) alata Hardy, 1934
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilara balnearia White, 1916
Hilarempis peregrina White, 1916
Hilaropus peregrinus (White, 1916)⇒ Hilarempis peregrina White, 1916
Ptilophyllodromia biroi Bezzi, 1904
Sororsenexa macalpinei Plant, 2011
Thinempis minuta Bickel, 1996
Thinempis turimetta Bickel, 1996

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOreogetoninae
Chvala, 1976
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