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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
218
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
62
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 13 Species
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 193810SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
13 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) appendiculata Collin, 1938
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis juxtaripa Daugeron, 2001
Empis korana Smith, 1969
Empis lachaisei Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis nimbaensis Daugeron & G..., 2005
Empis plumata Daugeron, 2001
Empis samaruensis Daugeron, 2001
Empis singulare Daugeron, 2001
Empis valga Collin, 1938
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
0
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