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Empididae (dagger fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Empididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Empididae Latreille p. 310
1899Tachydromia stilpon Meunier p. 178
1908Brachystomatidae Melander
1917Empedidae Cockerell p. 367
1921Empididae Cockerell
1986Empididae Kovalev p. 152
1992Empididae Carpenter
2006Empididae Sinclair and Cumming
2006Brachystomatidae Sinclair and Cumming p. 80
2011Brachystomatidae Sinclair et al.
2011Empididae Wiegmann et al.
2018Empididae Wahlberg and Johanson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
superfamilyEmpidoideaLatreille 1804
familyEmpididaeLatreille 1804
familyEmpididaeLatreille 1804

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Empididae Latreille 1804 [dagger fly]
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G. Acallomyia Melander 1928
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†Acallomyia probolaea Melander 1949
G. †Basilorhagio Ren 1995
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Subfm. Brachystomatinae Melander 1908
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Tr. Brachystomatini Melander 1908
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G. Brachystoma Meigen 1822
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Invalid names: Brachystoma spinulosa Loew 1850 [nomen nudum]
Tr. Trichopezini Vaillant 1981
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G. Apalocnemis Philippi 1865
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†Apalocnemis canadambris Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Apalocnemis gracilis Meunier 1908
Invalid names: Timalphes Melander 1928 [synonym]
G. Gloma Meigen 1822
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†Gloma hirta Loew 1850
Invalid names: Gloma acuticornis Loew 1850 [nomen nudum], Gloma palpata Loew 1850 [nomen nudum]
G. Heleodromia Haliday 1833
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Invalid names: Heleodromia (Illiesiella) Wagner 1985 [replaced]
†Heleodromia delicata Meunier 1908
†Heleodromia dolosa Meunier 1908
†Heleodromia starki Hoffeins et al. 1997
G. †Palaeoparamesia Meunier 1902
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†Palaeoparamesia proosti Meunier 1902
G. Trichopeza Rondani 1856
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†Trichopeza sucina Melander 1928
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Invalid names: Trichopeza longicornis Meunier 1908 [replaced]
G. †Burmitempis Cockerell 1917
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†Burmitempis halteralis Cockerell 1917
Subfm. Clinocerinae Schiner 1862
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G. Proclinopyga Melander 1928
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†Proclinopyga ulrichi Sinclair 2010
Invalid names: Fushunempites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
Subfm. Empidinae Latreille 1804
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Tr. Chelipodini Hendel 1936
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G. Chelipoda Macquart 1823
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†Chelipoda vaga Meunier 1908
Invalid names: Lepidomya Bigot 1857 [synonym]
G. Phyllodromia Zetterstedt 1837
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†Phyllodromia inclusa Shelford 1911
Tr. Empidini Latreille 1804
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G. Empis Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Empis (Acallomyia) Melander 1928
†Empis carbonum Germar 1837
†Empis exilis Meunier 1908
†Empis florissantana Cockerell 1915
†Empis infossa Melander 1949
†Empis inscita Meunier 1908
†Empis macilenta Meunier 1908
†Empis macrophthalma Förster 1891
†Empis mala Meunier 1908
†Empis malefica Meunier 1908
†Empis melia von Heyden 1870
†Empis miocenica Cockerell 1915
†Empis mordax Meunier 1908
†Empis morosella Melander 1928
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Invalid names: Empis morosa Meunier 1908 [replaced]
†Empis orapaensis Waters 1989
†Empis perdita Cockerell 1916
†Empis personata Meunier 1908
†Empis poeppigi Giebel 1856
†Empis pulvillata Loew 1850
†Empis spinifera Statz 1940
†Empis tritava Melander 1928
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Invalid names: Empis tristis Meunier 1908 [replaced]
†Empis umbonata Statz 1940
Invalid names: Empis bulbirostris Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Empis stilicornis Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Empis tibialis Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum]
G. Rhamphomyia Meigen 1822
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†Rhamphomyia ablata Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia aeterna Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia angusta Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia corrupta Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia craterae Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia distans Loew 1850
†Rhamphomyia enena Cockerell 1921
†Rhamphomyia errabunda Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia fossa Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia fulvescens Statz 1940
†Rhamphomyia hypolitha Cockerell 1917
†Rhamphomyia inanimata Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia infernalis Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia insolita Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia interita Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia involuta Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia media Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia morticina Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia obtusa Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia oedaloides Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia polymorpha Meunier 1899
†Rhamphomyia porrecta Meunier 1908
†Rhamphomyia rottensis Statz 1940
†Rhamphomyia senecta Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia sepulta Cockerell 1916
†Rhamphomyia spodites Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia tumulata Melander 1949
†Rhamphomyia ungulina Loew 1850
Invalid names: Rhamphomyia antipedalis Loew 1850 [nomen nudum], Rhamphomyia formosa Loew 1850 [nomen nudum], Rhamphomyia pteropa Loew 1850 [nomen nudum], Rhamphomyia ptilopa Loew 1850 [nomen nudum], Rhamphomyia remitarsis Loew 1850 [nomen nudum]
G. †Emplita Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Emplita casei Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Tr. Hemerodromiini Schiner 1862
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G. Chelifera Macquart 1823
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†Chelifera detestata Meunier 1908
G. Hemerodromia Meigen 1822
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†Hemerodromia grootaerti Plant and Shamshev 2011
Tr. Hilarini Collin 1961
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G. Hilara Meigen 1822
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†Hilara heerii Meunier 1915
†Hilara litigiosa Meunier 1908
†Hilara royoi Gil Collado 1926
†Hilara tarda Meunier 1908
G. †Turonempis Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Turonempis styx Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Invalid names: Hemerodromiinae Schiner 1862 [synonym]
G. †Hasmona Giebel 1856
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†Hasmona leo Giebel 1856
G. †Hilarites Heer 1856
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†Hilarites bellus Heer 1856
G. †Oustaletimyia Meunier 1893
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†Oustaletimyia succinorum Meunier 1893
G. †Progloma James 1937
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†Progloma rohweri James 1937
Subfm. †Protempidinae Ussatchov 1968
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G. †Homalocnemimus Mostovski 1999
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†Homalocnemimus abjugatus Mostovski 1999
G. †Protempis Ussatchov 1968
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†Protempis antennata Ussatchov 1968
†Protempis minuta Ren 1998
G. †Protoreogeton Mostovski 1999
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†Protoreogeton admirabilis Mostovski 1999
G. †Protoedalea Cockerell 1921
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†Protoedalea brachystoma Cockerell 1921
G. †Thirza Giebel 1856
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†Thirza naumanni Giebel 1856
Invalid names: Brachystomatidae Melander 1908 [synonym], Tachydromia stilpon Meunier 1899 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available