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Taxonomy of Subfamily Empidinae Latreille, 1809


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		412
22844
306890		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		178
15959
203753		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
23
2934
49726		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies		7
999
22147		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies		296
5363		Genera
Species
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
27
3086		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Empidinae Latreille, 1809
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
9
2202		Genera
Species
TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
686		Genus
Species
GenusAtrichopleura
Bezzi, 1910
31Species
GenusBandella
Bickel, 2002
10Species
GenusBrochella
Melander, 1928
1Species
GenusCunomyia
Bickel, 1998
1Species
GenusDeuteragonista
Philippi, 1865
8Species
GenusEmpidadelpha
Collin, 1928
5Species
GenusEmplita ♰
Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999
1Species
GenusEugowra
Bickel, 2006
3Species
GenusHesperempis
Melander, 1906
3Species
GenusHilarempis
Bezzi, 1905
119Species
GenusMunburra
Bickel, 2006
1Species
GenusPhiletus
Melander, 1837
3Species
GenusRhamphella
Malloch, 1930
1Species
GenusSteleocheta
Becker, 1887  ⇒ Iteaphila
1Species
GenusThinempis
Bickel, 1996
8Species
GenusToreus
Melander, 1906
1Species
GenusTuronempis ♰
Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Empidinae Latreille, 1809
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlbania
4 Genera  7 SpeciesAlgeria
3 Genera  17 SpeciesAndorra
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAngola
2 Genera  2 SpeciesArgentina
7 Genera  61 SpeciesArmenia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAustralia
11 Genera  63 SpeciesAustria
4 Genera  43 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Genus  3 SpeciesBahamas
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelarus
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
3 Genera  116 SpeciesBelize
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBenin
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBolivia
6 Genera  32 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBotswana
1 Genus  3 SpeciesBrazil
9 Genera  78 SpeciesBrunei
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBulgaria
2 Genera  11 SpeciesCameroon
2 Genera  5 SpeciesCanada
6 Genera  118 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Genera  7 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Genus  1 SpeciesChad
1 Genus  1 SpeciesChile
8 Genera  113 SpeciesChina
3 Genera  47 SpeciesColombia
5 Genera  8 SpeciesComoros
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
7 Genera  26 SpeciesCroatia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesCuba
2 Genera  5 SpeciesCyprus
4 Genera  4 SpeciesCzech Republic
5 Genera  253 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  2 SpeciesDenmark
3 Genera  142 SpeciesDominican Republic
2 Genera  6 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
8 Genera  14 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
2 Genera  5 SpeciesEthiopia
3 Genera  3 SpeciesFiji
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFinland
3 Genera  174 SpeciesFrance
5 Genera  171 SpeciesGabon
1 Genus  2 SpeciesGambia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesGeorgia
3 Genera  9 SpeciesGermany
3 Genera  168 SpeciesGhana
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGreece
3 Genera  36 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Genera  2 SpeciesGuinea
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
2 Genera  2 SpeciesHonduras
1 Genus  0 SpeciesHungary
3 Genera  7 SpeciesIceland
3 Genera  11 SpeciesIndia
4 Genera  23 SpeciesIndonesia
4 Genera  8 SpeciesIran
2 Genera  5 SpeciesIreland
3 Genera  56 SpeciesIsrael
3 Genera  35 SpeciesItaly
4 Genera  204 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Genus  1 SpeciesJamaica
2 Genera  2 SpeciesJapan
3 Genera  151 SpeciesJordan
3 Genera  17 SpeciesKazakhstan
2 Genera  10 SpeciesKenya
3 Genera  5 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
3 Genera  11 SpeciesLaos
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLatvia
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLebanon
2 Genera  7 SpeciesLesotho
2 Genera  5 SpeciesLiberia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLibya
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLithuania
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesMauritius
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMexico
6 Genera  29 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMongolia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMorocco
3 Genera  7 SpeciesMozambique
2 Genera  4 SpeciesMyanmar
3 Genera  45 SpeciesNamibia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesNepal
2 Genera  5 SpeciesNetherlands
4 Genera  166 SpeciesNew Zealand
8 Genera  51 SpeciesNicaragua
3 Genera  2 SpeciesNigeria
2 Genera  4 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Genus  4 SpeciesNorway
3 Genera  268 SpeciesPakistan
3 Genera  3 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
5 Genera  8 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 SpeciesParaguay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPeru
8 Genera  43 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Genera  3 SpeciesPoland
3 Genera  39 SpeciesPortugal
4 Genera  13 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
6 Genera  101 SpeciesRomania
3 Genera  13 SpeciesRussia
5 Genera  322 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSenegal
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSerbia
2 Genera  8 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  5 SpeciesSlovakia
3 Genera  19 SpeciesSlovenia
3 Genera  5 SpeciesSolomon Islands
3 Genera  6 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSpain
3 Genera  61 SpeciesSri Lanka
3 Genera  5 SpeciesSudan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
5 Genera  260 SpeciesSwitzerland
3 Genera  21 SpeciesSyria
2 Genera  12 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Genera  35 SpeciesTajikistan
2 Genera  11 SpeciesTanzania
4 Genera  7 SpeciesThailand
3 Genera  22 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTunisia
3 Genera  15 SpeciesTurkey
3 Genera  20 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUganda
3 Genera  6 SpeciesUkraine
2 Genera  5 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
7 Genera  207 SpeciesUruguay
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUSA
15 Genera  442 SpeciesUzbekistan
2 Genera  8 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVietnam
1 Genus  3 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesZimbabwe
3 Genera  13 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABDEGHIKMNOPQRSUVW
Alnön
3 Genera  16 SpeciesAzores
2 Genera  5 SpeciesBaffin Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBurray
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBylot Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesDall Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesEllesmere Island
1 Genus  4 SpeciesEtolin Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGotska Sandön
2 Genera  3 SpeciesHebrides
3 Genera  10 SpeciesInner Hebrides
3 Genera  4 SpeciesIslands of Chile
5 Genera  20 SpeciesKodiak Island
3 Genera  5 SpeciesMacaronesia
5 Genera  16 SpeciesNorthern Isles
3 Genera  16 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
2 Genera  3 SpeciesOrkney Islands
3 Genera  14 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
3 Genera  8 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
2 Genera  1 SpeciesQueen Elizabeth Islands
1 Genus  4 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  3 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Genera  3 SpeciesShetland Mainland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSkye
3 Genera  4 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
3 Genera  7 SpeciesVancouver Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesVilm
1 Genus  3 SpeciesWellington
5 Genera  20 SpeciesWestray
2 Genera  3 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Genera  16 SpeciesGreen River Formation
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
3 Genera  14 SpeciesRott Formation
2 Genera  7 SpeciesWellington Formation
4 Genera  19 Species


Links, sources and further information
Empidinae at artfakta.se
Empidinae at dyntaxa.se
Empidinae at itis.gov