Family Empididae s.l.

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation new combination/synonym of
Empididae Tachydromia abdominalis Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 12 unplaced
Empididae Hilara anglodanica Lundbeck 1913: Vidensk. Meddr. Dansk Naturh. Foren. 64: 325 none
Empididae Stomoxys asiliformis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 395 Syneches muscarius (Fabricius, 1794)
Empididae Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski 1955: Annls. Ent. Fenn. 21: 70 none
Empididae Platypalpus bicoloratus Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 158 none
Empididae Hilara bistriata Zetterstedt 1842: Dipt. Scand. 1: 340 none
Empididae Empis bivittata Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 28 none
Empididae Drapetis boergei Chvala 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 127 none
Empididae Empis ciliata Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 365 none
Empididae Musca cimicoides Fabricius 1779: Reise Norw.:253 Tachydromia arrogans (Linnaeus, 1761)
Empididae Empis cinerea Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 802 Rhamphomyia?
Empididae Empis clavipes Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 403 Hybos grossipes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Empididae Chelifera concinnicauda Collin 1927: Entomol. Month. Mag. 63: 95 none
Empididae Hilara coracula Lundbeck 1910: Dipt. Danica 3: 149 Hilara cornicula Loew
Empididae Hybos crassipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 146 Euhybus
Empididae Musca cursitans Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 782 Platypalpus
Empididae Damalis curvipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 147 Syneches
Empididae Empis decorella Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 120 none
Empididae Chersodromia difficilis Lundbeck 1910: Diptera Danica 3: 280 Chersodromia alata (Walker, 1835)
Empididae Hilara discoidalis Lundbeck 1910: Dipt. Danica 3: 151 none
Empididae Empis exotica Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 28 none
Empididae Platypalpus falleni Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 144 none
Empididae Empis femorata Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 568 none
Empididae Hybos ferrugineus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 146 Macrostomus
Empididae Rhamphomyia filicauda Henriksen & Lundbeck 1917: Meddr. om Grønland 22: 608 none
Empididae Empis flavipes Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 406 Platypalpus pallidiventris (Meigen, 1822)
Empididae Empis fuscipes Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 406 Hilara
Empididae Rhamphomyia granadensis Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 125 none
Empididae Empis hirtipes Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 28 none
Empididae Tachypeza hispanica Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 168 none
Empididae Drapetis incompleta Collin 1926: Entomol. Month. Mag. 62: 148 none
Empididae Tachydromia interjecta Lundbeck 1910: Diptera Danica 3: 295 Tachydromia luteicornis (Meigen, 1838)
Empididae Bicellaria intermedia Lundbeck 1910: Diptera Danica 4: 25 none
Empididae Hilara lasiopyga Lundbeck 1910: Dipt. Danica 3: 178 Hilara manicata Meigen
Empididae Empis lineata Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 141 Empis livida Linnaeus, 1758
Empididae Empis lyneborgi Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 122 none
Empididae Platypalpus lyneborgi Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 155 none
Empididae Empis maculata Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 472 none
Empididae Hilara martini Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 131 none
Empididae Empis maura Fabricius 1777: Gen. Ins.: 309 Hilara
Empididae Empis melanocephala Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 407 Phyllodromia
Empididae Empis mirandica Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 117 none
Empididae Empis morio Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 405 none
Empididae Empis nigripennis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 407 Rhamphomyia
Empididae Empis nigripes Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 405 none
Empididae Chersodromia nigrosetosa Chvala 1970: Acta Ent. Bohemoslov. 67: 390 none
Empididae Platypalpus niveocapillatus Chvala 1973: Acta Ent. Bohemoslov. 70: 129 none
Empididae Empis opaca Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 138 Empis opaca Meigen, 1804
Empididae Tachydromia pallidicornis Collin 1926: Entomol. Month. Mag. 62: 186 none
Empididae Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck 1910: Diptera Danica 4: 27 none
Empididae Empis plumbea Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 406 Empis/Hilara?
Empididae Empis pruinosa Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 28 none
Empididae Damalis quadricinctus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 148 Syneches
Empididae Platypalpus riojaencis Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 153 none
Empididae Empis rufipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 138 Empis rustica Fallén, 1816
Empididae Platypalpus spinicercus Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 149 none
Empididae Empis staegeri Collin 1963: Ent. Meddr. 32: 171 none
Empididae Hilara strakai Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 129 none
Empididae Hilara strobliana Bezzi 1899: Bull Soc. Ent. Ital. 30: 143 none
Empididae Empis tessellata Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 405 none
Empididae Empis testacea Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 141 none
Empididae Tachydromia thoracica Lundbeck 1910: Diptera Danica 3: 317 Tachydromia ruficornis (von Roser, 1840)
Empididae Trichina unilobata Chvala 1981: Steenstrupia 7: 142 none
Empididae Syrphus vesiculosus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 299 Brachystoma
Empididae Oedalea zetterstedti Collin 1926: Entomol. Month. Mag. 62: 213 none

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