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Checklist for Subfamily Empidinae Latreille, 1809
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
787
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
12
208
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
63
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
16
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Genera with 28 Species
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
28 Species
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis natalensis Smith, 1967
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hilara bicrassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara omega Smith, 1969
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basalis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis crassitarsus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis smithii Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis sordida Loew, 1858
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905

Subnodes of Empidinae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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