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Checklist for Tribe Empidini Latreille, 1809
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
265
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
103
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
23
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
5 Genera with 16 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 19466SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Opeatocerata Melander, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrochroa Melander, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18598SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
16 Species
Empis (Coptophlebia) hyalipennis Fallen, 1816
Empis (Empis) nigripes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Empis) scaura Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Xanthempis) punctata Meigen, 1804
Empis impar Melander, 1946
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Opeatocerata rubida Wheeler & Me..., 1901
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) caliginosa Collin, 1926
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) heterochroma Bezzi, 1898
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) sciarina Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) variabilis Fallen, 1816
Rhamphomyia (Lundstroemiella) hybotina Zetterstedt, 1838
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) beckeriella Chvala, 1985
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) trilineata Zetterstedt, 1859