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Empididae
| Description | Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the Ecozones but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium-sized, non-metallic and rather bristly. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empididae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | dagger fly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Empididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 27 (21%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Dansflugor, Balloon Flies, Dance Flies, Dance-flies, Dansefluer, Dansefluger, Dansvliegen, Dagger Fly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empididae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brachystomatinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Clinocerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Empidinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 76 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Protempidinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Acallomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Achelipoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Adipsomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afroclinocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afroempis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alavesia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Allochrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amictoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthepiscopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aplomera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archiplatypalpus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Asymphyloptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atelestites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Atrichopleura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Avenaphora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bandella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Basilorhagio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Bergenstammia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brochella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burmitempis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Chamaedipsia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chelifera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chelipoda genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chelipodozus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cladodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clinocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clinodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clinorhampha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Colabris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptophlebia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cretodromia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cretomicrophorus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cretoplatypalpus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ctenodrapetis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cunomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrtoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Deuteragonista genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dipsomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolichocephala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Doliodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drapetiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Drymodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dryodromya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ecommocydromia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Edenophorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Electrocyrtoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Empidadelpha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Empis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Emplita ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eugowra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euhybos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euthyneuriella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Fur genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gondwanamyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gynatoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hasmona ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Hemerodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hesperempis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hilara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hilarempis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hilarigona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hilarites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Holoclera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homalocnemimus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Hormopeza genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hybomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydrodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydropeza genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypenella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hystrichonotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Icasma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iteaphila genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kowarzia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lamprempis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lochmocola ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Macrostomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meghyperiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Mesoplatypalpus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Metachela genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microphorites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Monodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Munburra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemedromia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Neoplasta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neoturonius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Opeatocerata genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oreothalia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oustaletimyia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Palaeoleptopeza ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Palaeoparamesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Parathalassiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Pasitrichotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phaeobalia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phaetempis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Philetus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phoneutisca genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Phyllodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Porphyrochroa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Proagomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Proclinopyga genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Progloma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Prolatomyia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Protoedalea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Protoreogeton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudoacarterus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pseudoheleodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptilophyllodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ragas genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Retinitus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Rhamphella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhamphomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 50.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhyacodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Roederia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Roederiodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sciodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphicosa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stuckenbergia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tachydroma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thinempis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thirza ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Trichinites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Trichoclinocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichohilara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turonempis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Wiedemania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wiedemannia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zanclotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bergenitamia multisetosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamedipsia gubernans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Champaedipsia minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Charadromia arnaudi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chersdromia megacetes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chilcottomyia nepalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaphcopexa upsilon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemecodromia brachialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemeredromia raptoria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hystichonotus revelator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lundstromiella glaphyra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella abdominalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella annulitarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella antennata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella arara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella bifurcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella biloba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella diminuloruma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella loripes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella marginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella metallica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella tanycera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella taquara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oropozella tricuspicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyletus schizophorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tachyeurpis cinerea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Empedidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empedidae |
| Tachydromia stilpon Meunier, 1899 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Tachydromia stilpon |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1804 | Empididae Latreille p. 310 |
| 1899 | Tachydromia stilpon Meunier p. 178 |
| 1908 | Brachystomatidae Melander |
| 1917 | Empedidae Cockerell p. 367 |
| 1921 | Empididae Cockerell |
| 1986 | Empididae Kovalev p. 152 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Empididae Carpenter |
| 2006 | Empididae Sinclair and Cumming |
| 2006 | Brachystomatidae Sinclair and Cumming p. 80 |
| 2011 | Brachystomatidae Sinclair et al. |
| 2011 | Empididae Wiegmann et al. |
| 2018 | Empididae Wahlberg and Johanson |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
