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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Syria (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1880
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1879
4415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1857
4381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1526
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
163
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
137
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
76
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
7
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Syria
4 Genera with 15 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 193710SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1937Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Syria
15 Species
Clinocera fallaciosa Loew, 1873
Empis (Euempis) spiralis Collin, 1937
Empis (Polyblepharis) dedecor Loew, 1869
Empis (Polyblepharis) haemorrhoica Loew, 1869
Empis damascena Collin, 1937
Empis insulata Collin, 1937
Empis nigropilosa Collin, 1937
Empis occlusa Collin, 1960
Empis specularis Bezzi, 1909
Empis spirifera Bezzi, 1909
Empis syriaca Collin, 1937
Hilara kervillei Collin, 1937
Hilara megalochira Collin, 1937
Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) lota Walker, 1851
Wiedemannia syriaca Wagner, 1982

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Syria
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
12
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