Empididae
Also known as: Dagger Flies, Dagger Fly, Dagger flies and balloon flies, Dance Flies, Dance Fly, Dance-flies, Dansefluer, Snapmusės
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Empididae |
| Published in | Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</ |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 104 |
| Species records held | 3561 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 4946 |
| GBIF key | 9483 |
Genera in Empididae
- Empis — 943 species: Empis abagoensis, Empis abbreviata, Empis abbrevinervis, Empis abcirus, Empis abdominalis, Empis aberdarensis, Empis abrupta, Empis aceponti
- Rhamphomyia — 663 species: Rhamphomyia ablata, Rhamphomyia academica, Rhamphomyia acuta, Rhamphomyia adversa, Rhamphomyia aeterna, Rhamphomyia aethiops, Rhamphomyia agasciles, Rhamphomyia agasicles
- Hilara — 540 species: Hilara aartseni, Hilara abdominalis, Hilara acephala, Hilara acuminata, Hilara acutata, Hilara acuticercus, Hilara acutifurca, Hilara acutiprojecta
- Hemerodromia — 180 species: Hemerodromia acuminata, Hemerodromia acutata, Hemerodromia adulatoria, Hemerodromia albicornis, Hemerodromia aliaexstriata, Hemerodromia alida, Hemerodromia alphalutea, Hemerodromia amazonensis
- Clinocera — 170 species: Clinocera abbreviata, Clinocera adesa, Clinocera amarantha, Clinocera amarilla, Clinocera appalachia, Clinocera appendiculata, Clinocera aquatica, Clinocera areeluckorum
- Wiedemannia — 134 species: Wiedemannia aequilobata, Wiedemannia aerea, Wiedemannia alpina, Wiedemannia andreevi, Wiedemannia angelieri, Wiedemannia apicalis, Wiedemannia aquilex, Wiedemannia ariadne
- Hilarempis — 108 species: Hilarempis adrianus, Hilarempis alpha, Hilarempis antarctica, Hilarempis antenniseta, Hilarempis argentella, Hilarempis argentifera, Hilarempis argentula, Hilarempis barbatula
- Chelifera — 93 species: Chelifera accomodata, Chelifera acutata, Chelifera alpina, Chelifera angusta, Chelifera aperticauda, Chelifera apicata, Chelifera astigma, Chelifera bakra
- Chelipoda — 90 species: Chelipoda abditus, Chelipoda abjecta, Chelipoda albiseta, Chelipoda arcta, Chelipoda aritarita, Chelipoda atrocitas, Chelipoda australpina, Chelipoda basalis
- Macrostomus — 60 species: Macrostomus abdominalis, Macrostomus acreanus, Macrostomus albicaudatus, Macrostomus alpinus, Macrostomus amazonensis, Macrostomus apicalis, Macrostomus arcucinctus, Macrostomus argyrotarsis
- Dolichocephala — 59 species: Dolichocephala afflicta, Dolichocephala argus, Dolichocephala arnaudi, Dolichocephala austriaca, Dolichocephala bartaki, Dolichocephala basilicata, Dolichocephala bellstedti, Dolichocephala bicolor
- Trichoclinocera — 43 species: Trichoclinocera agilis, Trichoclinocera asiatica, Trichoclinocera brunnipennis, Trichoclinocera cascadensis, Trichoclinocera ctenistes, Trichoclinocera cummingi, Trichoclinocera cyanescens, Trichoclinocera dasycoxa
- Neoplasta — 31 species: Neoplasta acuta, Neoplasta alleghani, Neoplasta analis, Neoplasta basalis, Neoplasta bifida, Neoplasta bivittata, Neoplasta brevicornis, Neoplasta chrysopleura
- Roederiodes — 31 species: Roederiodes bifidus, Roederiodes bilobatus, Roederiodes browni, Roederiodes chillcotti, Roederiodes chvalai, Roederiodes costaricensis, Roederiodes dedota, Roederiodes distinctus
- Atrichopleura — 26 species: Atrichopleura argyriventris, Atrichopleura burchelli, Atrichopleura caesia, Atrichopleura cana, Atrichopleura caudata, Atrichopleura cinerea, Atrichopleura citima, Atrichopleura compitalis
- Porphyrochroa — 26 species: Porphyrochroa aliena, Porphyrochroa amazonica, Porphyrochroa argentata, Porphyrochroa bifida, Porphyrochroa cercosingularis, Porphyrochroa dactiliodes, Porphyrochroa dactiloides, Porphyrochroa distincta
- Hilarigona — 25 species: Hilarigona aberrans, Hilarigona abnormis, Hilarigona annulata, Hilarigona anomalicauda, Hilarigona argentata, Hilarigona brachygastra, Hilarigona caishana, Hilarigona chiloensis
- Cladodromia — 23 species: Cladodromia bicolor, Cladodromia boliviana, Cladodromia cana, Cladodromia decurtata, Cladodromia flavipes, Cladodromia fuscimanus, Cladodromia futilis, Cladodromia inca
- Lamprempis — 23 species: Lamprempis benigna, Lamprempis bezzii, Lamprempis boracea, Lamprempis calopoda, Lamprempis chichimeca, Lamprempis columbi, Lamprempis cucama, Lamprempis cyanea
- Phyllodromia — 23 species: Phyllodromia americana, Phyllodromia antiqua, Phyllodromia baltica, Phyllodromia falcata, Phyllodromia flexura, Phyllodromia floridula, Phyllodromia furcifera, Phyllodromia fusca
- Opeatocerata — 21 species: Opeatocerata agudeloi, Opeatocerata ampullaria, Opeatocerata bare, Opeatocerata brasiliensis, Opeatocerata chaetohypandrialis, Opeatocerata cooperi, Opeatocerata curvipenis, Opeatocerata cylindrophallus
- Aplomera — 17 species: Aplomera brachystoma, Aplomera brevimanus, Aplomera chilensis, Aplomera conspicua, Aplomera dichroa, Aplomera difficilis, Aplomera gayi, Aplomera gymnopoda
- Drymodromia — 16 species: Drymodromia beckeri, Drymodromia bimaculata, Drymodromia capensis, Drymodromia femorata, Drymodromia flaviventris, Drymodromia gahinga, Drymodromia jeanneli, Drymodromia maculipennis
- Proclinopyga — 14 species: Proclinopyga amplectans, Proclinopyga amplectens, Proclinopyga bispinicauda, Proclinopyga exporrecta, Proclinopyga fistulator, Proclinopyga flavicoxa, Proclinopyga fusca, Proclinopyga maewa
- Afrodromia — 13 species:
- Asymphyloptera — 10 species:
- Achelipoda — 9 species:
- Bandella — 9 species:
- Chelipodozus — 9 species:
- Sphicosa — 9 species:
- Deuteragonista — 8 species:
- Bergenstammia — 7 species:
- Edenophorus — 7 species:
- Gynatoma — 6 species:
- Metachela — 6 species:
- Thinempis — 6 species:
- Anaclastoctedon — 5 species:
- Oreothalia — 5 species:
- Calohilara — 4 species:
- Empidadelpha — 4 species:
- Hypenella — 4 species:
- Kowarzia — 4 species:
- Clinorhampha — 3 species:
- Cretoplatypalpus — 3 species:
- Eugowra — 3 species:
- Hesperempis — 3 species:
- Philetus — 3 species:
- Adipsomyia — 2 species:
- Afroclinocera — 2 species:
- Asioclinocera — 2 species:
- Colabris — 2 species:
- Phaeobalia — 2 species:
- Aclinocera — 1 species:
- Afroempis — 1 species:
- Allochrotus — 1 species:
- Amictoides — 1 species:
- Antipodromia — 1 species:
- Archiplatypalpus — 1 species:
- Bolrhamphomyia — 1 species:
- Brochella — 1 species:
- Burmitempis — 1 species:
- Chilerhamphomyia — 1 species:
- Cunomyia — 1 species:
- Doliodromia — 1 species:
- Drapetiella — 1 species:
- Dryodromia — 1 species:
- Dryodromya — 1 species:
- Electrocyrtoma — 1 species:
- Empidia — 1 species:
- Emplita — 1 species:
- Euthyneuriella — 1 species:
- Hasmona — 1 species:
- Hilarites — 1 species:
- Homalocnemimus — 1 species:
- Hybomyia — 1 species:
- Hystrichonotus — 1 species:
- Lochmocola — 1 species:
- Meghyperiella — 1 species:
- Melanderalus — 1 species:
- Monodromia — 1 species:
- Munburra — 1 species:
- Oustaletimyia — 1 species:
- Pachymeria — 1 species:
- Palaeoedalea — 1 species:
- Palaeoleptopeza — 1 species:
- Palaeoparamesia — 1 species:
- Parathalassiella — 1 species:
- Pasitrichotus — 1 species:
- Platyhilara — 1 species:
- Proagomyia — 1 species:
- Progloma — 1 species:
- Protoedalea — 1 species:
- Protoreogeton — 1 species:
- Pseudoheleodromia — 1 species:
- Ptilophyllodromia — 1 species:
- Rhamphella — 1 species:
- Rhyacodromia — 1 species:
- Sinohilara — 1 species:
- Sororsenexa — 1 species:
- Tachydroma — 1 species:
- Thirza — 1 species:
- Trichohilara — 1 species:
- Turonempis — 1 species:
- Wiedemania — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.