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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
469
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
332
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
72
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
5 Genera with 5 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hilarigona Collin, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
5 Species
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hilarigona brachygastra Philippi, 1865
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Opeatocerata lopesi Smith, 1991
Rhamphomyia carrerai Smith, 1962

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
4
4
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