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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region Whiteford National Nature Reserve (Whiteford Burrows, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
600
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
600
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
594
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
550
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
287
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
262
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
40
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Whiteford National Nature Reserve
4 Genera with 18 Species
Clinocera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1776Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whiteford National Nature Reserve
18 Species
Clinocera (Hydrodromia) stagnalis Haliday, 1833
Empis (Coptophlebia) albinervis Meigen, 1822
Empis (Empis) chioptera Meigen, 1804
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Xanthempis) digramma Meigen, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Hilara cantabrica Strobl, 1899
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Hilara discoidalis Lundbeck, 1910
Hilara maura Fabricius, 1776
Rhamphomyia (Amydroneura) erythrophthalma Meigen, 1830
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) maculipennis Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) barbata Macquart, 1823
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in Whiteford National Nature Reserve
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
17
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