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Checklist for Tribe Empidini Latreille, 1809
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
300
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
70
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
15
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 16 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
16 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) calvinia 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) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis colonica Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Empis glandis Smith, 1969
Empis namaqua Smith, 1969
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Rhamphomyia leucophenga Bezzi, 1905
Rhamphomyia umbrosa Loew, 1864