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Checklist for Subfamily Empidinae Latreille, 1809
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
444
3080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
112
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
24
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
6
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 104 Species
Atrichopleura Bezzi, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 196950SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1969Balloon Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Hilarempis Bezzi, 196934SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
104 Species
Atrichopleura burchelli Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstonei Smith, 1969
Atrichopleura livingstoni Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) calvinia Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasytarsus Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) kafiri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalaka Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) makalolo Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) mashona Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) matabele Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) maviti Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) turneri Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) umslingaani Smith, 1969
Empis (Coptophlebia) vetula Smith, 1969
Empis (Empis) prodromus (Loew, 1867)⇒ Empis pseudoprodromus Collin, 1969
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis abrupta Thomson, 1869
Empis albicincta Loew, 1858
Empis argyriventris Smith, 1969
Empis barotse Smith, 1969
Empis bechuana Smith, 1969
Empis bivittata Wiedemann, 1824
Empis brincki Smith, 1967
Empis cetywayoi Smith, 1969
Empis cinerarius Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis crassifila Loew, 1858
Empis damara Smith, 1969
Empis exotica Wiedemann, 1824
Empis glandis Smith, 1969
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis hirtipes (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis incompleta Macquart, 1846
Empis indumeni Smith, 1969
Empis inornata Loew, 1858
Empis korana Smith, 1969
Empis macropus Loew, 1858
Empis macrorrhyncha Philippi, 1865
Empis makololo Smith, 1969
Empis namaqua Smith, 1969
Empis natalensis Smith, 1967
Empis nigrisquama Smith, 1969
Empis orapaensis S. B. Waters, 1989
Empis oribi Smith, 1969
Empis perpendicularis Loew, 1858
Empis pruinosa Wiedemann, 1824
Empis pseudosetitarsus Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis setitarsus Smith, 1969
Empis spinosa Daugeron & G..., 2003
Empis umslangaani Smith, 1969
Empis umzilai Smith, 1969
Empis verae Smith, 1969
Hilara bicrassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara capensis Schiner, 1868
Hilara castanipes Loew, 1858
Hilara crassitibia Smith, 1969
Hilara delta Smith, 1969
Hilara dentata (Smith, 1969)⇒ Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara gamma Smith, 1969
Hilara lasiopa (Strobl, 1892)⇒ Hilara matronella Straka, 1976
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hilara neodentata Yang, Zhang ..., 2007
Hilara omega Smith, 1969
Hilara recurva Smith, 1969
Hilara sextaseta Smith, 1969
Hilara upsilon Smith, 1969
Hilarempis adrianus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis alpha Smith, 1969
Hilarempis antenniseta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basalis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis basuta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis beta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis breviseta Smith, 1967
Hilarempis carlieri Smith, 1969
Hilarempis cervina Loew, 1858
Hilarempis completa Loew, 1858
Hilarempis crassitarsus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis darglensis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis dasytibia Smith, 1969
Hilarempis evae Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fasciata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis fratercula Smith, 1969
Hilarempis hammondi Smith, 1969
Hilarempis heterogastra Loew, 1858
Hilarempis inerma Smith, 1969
Hilarempis julianus Smith, 1967
Hilarempis juri Smith, 1962
Hilarempis longipennis Smith, 1967
Hilarempis neptunus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis nondescripta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robusta Smith, 1969
Hilarempis robustus Smith, 1969
Hilarempis smithii Hutton, 1901
Hilarempis sordida Loew, 1858
Hilarempis soror Smith, 1969
Hilarempis stenostoma Collin, 1933
Hilarempis tenuicornis Smith, 1969
Hilarempis trochanterata Smith, 1969
Hilarempis undumeni Smith, 1969
Hilarempis vicina Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Empidinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
3
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHilarini
Collin, 1961
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom



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