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Checklist for Tribe Empidini Latreille, 1809
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
369
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
313
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
75
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
52
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEmpidini
Latreille, 1809
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shetland Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Empis Linnaeus, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shetland Islands
3 Species
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Rhamphomyia albosegmentata Zetterstedt, 1838