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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
950
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
661
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
117
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
36
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
9
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
9 Genera with 48 Species
Avenaphora Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 194029SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1927Balloon Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
48 Species
Avenaphora hispida D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Chelifera diversicauda Collin, 1927
Clinocera sorex
Empis (Coptophlebia) abbreviata Loew, 1869
Empis (Coptophlebia) albinervis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Empis) aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) caudatula Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) levis Loew, 1873
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) nitidiventris Loew, 1873
Empis (Empis) pennipes Linnaeus, 1758
Empis (Empis) planetica 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) dimidiata (Meigen, 1835)⇒ Empis loewiana Bezzi, 1909
Empis (Leptempis) flavitarsis von Roser, 1840
Empis (Leptempis) grisea (Fallen, 1816)⇒ Empis hoffmannseggii Loew, 1869
Empis (Lissempis) nigritarsis Meigen, 1804
Empis (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Polyblepharis) opaca Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Empis (Xanthempis) univittata Loew, 1867
Empis induta Bezzi, 1909
Empis melia von Heyden, 1870
Empis spinifera G. Statz, 1940
Empis umbonata G. Statz, 1940
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hilara hybrida Collin, 1961
Hilara longivittata Zetterstedt, 1842
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Hilara monedula Collin, 1927
Phyllodromia melanocephala Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Aclonempis) longipes Meigen, 1804
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) umbripennis Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) marginata Fabricius, 1787
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia fulvescens G. Statz, 1940
Rhamphomyia latipennata G. Statz, 1940
Rhamphomyia rottensis G. Statz, 1940
Wiedemannia oldenbergi Engel, 1918

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
3
3
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