''Empis'' is a

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of dance fly, in the

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

family

Empididae __NOTOC__ Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empido ...

. It contains the following subgenera and species: ;''

Anacrostichus ''Anacrostichus'' is a subgenus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. Species *'' Empis bistortae'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Empis lucida'' Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalis ...

'' Bezzi, 1909 :*''

Empis bistortae ''Empis bistortae'' is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Anacrostichus''. It is found from the Benelux, south to the Iberian Peninsula and east to Ukraine. It is not found in Italy and on the ...

'' Meigen, 1822 :*''

Empis lucida ''Empis lucida'' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Anacrostichus''. It is found in the Palearctic .Collin, J.E. (1961) ''British Flies''. VI. Empididae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. It is a l ...

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1838 :*'' Empis monticola'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Empis nitida'' Meigen, 1804 :*''

Empis verralli ''Empis verralli '' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Anacrostichus''. It is found in the Palearctic.Collin, J.E. (1961) ''British Flies''. VI. Empididae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Referen ...

'' Collin, 1927 ;'' Argyrandrus'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis dispar''

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, 1851 ;'' Coptophlebia'' Bezzi, 1909 :*''

Empis albinervis ''Empis albinervis '' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Coptophlebia'' of the genus ''Empis''. It is found in the Palearctic.Collin, J.E. (1961) ''British Flies''. VI. Empididae. Cambridge: Cambridge U ...

'' Meigen, 1822 :*''

Empis hyalipennis ''Empis hyalipennis '' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Coptophlebia'' of the genus ''Empis''. It is found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographi ...

'' Fallén, 1816 :*''

Empis impennis ''Empis impennis '' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Coptophlebia'' of the genus ''Empis''. It is found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic r ...

'' Strobl, 1902 :*'' Empis lindneri'' Smith, 1925 :*'' Empis vitripennis'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis volucris'' Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 ;''

Empis ''Empis'' is a genus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It contains the following subgenera and species: ;'' Anacrostichus'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis bistortae'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis lucida'' Zetterstedt, 1838 :*'' Empis monticola' ...

'' Linnaeus,

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:*'' Empis aestiva'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis bicuspidata'' Collin, 1927 :*'' Empis caudatula'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis chioptera'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis decora'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis limata'' Collin, 1927 :*'' Empis nigripes''

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, 1794 :*'' Empis nuntia'' Meigen, 1838 :*'' Empis pennipes'' Linnaeus,

:*'' Empis planetica'' Collin, 1927 :*'' Empis praevia'' Collin, 1927 :*'' Empis prodromus'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis rufiventris'' Meigen, 1838 :*'' Empis syrovatkai'' Chvála, 1985 :*'' Empis tanysphyra'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis woodi'' Collin, 1927 ;'' Euempis''

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, 1953 :*'' Empis basalis'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis calcarata'' Bezzi, 1899 :*''

Empis ciliata ''Empis ciliata'', the black dance fly, is a species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Euempis''. Distribution This species can be found in western and southern Europe (Czech Republic, France, Germany, I ...

, 1787 :*'' Empis erosa'' Loew, 1869 :*''

Empis fiumana ''Empis fiumana'' is a species of fly in the family Empididae __NOTOC__ Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are ...

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, 1860 :*'' Empis kerteszi'' Bezzi, 1900 :*'' Empis mikii'' Strobl, 1899 :*'' Empis mirandica'' Chvála, 1981 :*'' Empis morenae'' Strobl, 1899 :*'' Empis morio''

, 1794 :*'' Empis picipes'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis pilicornis'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis sericans'' Brulle, 1833 :*'' Empis spiralis'' Collin, 1937 :*''

Empis tessellata ''Empis tessellata'' is a species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Euempis''. Distribution The species is distributed in most of Europe from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, in the east to the Middle E ...

, 1794 ;'' Kritempis'' Collin, 1926 :*''

Empis livida ''Empis livida'' is a species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Kritempis'' of the genus ''Empis''. Males range from , females . The male's abdomen is brownish, and his wings appear faintly brown and clo ...

'' Linnaeus,

;'' Leptempis'' Collin, 1926 :*'' Empis abdominalis'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis adusta'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis affinis''

, 1860 :*'' Empis alpina'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis cognata''

, 1860 :*'' Empis confusa'' Loew, 1865 :*'' Empis dimidiata'' Meigen in Gistl, 1835 :*'' Empis discolor'' Loew, 1856 :*'' Empis divisa'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis flavitarsis'' Roser, 1840 :*'' Empis gaigeri'' Gercke, 1886 :*'' Empis grisea'' Fallén, 1816 :*'' Empis lamellata'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis lamellimmanis'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis macra'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis maculata''

, 1781 :*'' Empis meridionalis'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis mesogramma'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis multispina'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis nigricans'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis pandellei'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis pteropoda''

, 1860 :*'' Empis rava'' Loew, 1862 :*'' Empis rustica'' Fallén, 1816 :*'' Empis sinuosa'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis spitzeri'' Chvála, 1977 :*'' Empis trunca'' Daugeron, 1999 :*'' Empis variegata'' Meigen, 1804 ;'' Lissempis'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis cuneipennis'' Bezzi, 1899 :*'' Empis curvitibia'' Chvála, 2003 :*'' Empis insularis'' Chvála, 2003 :*'' Empis liosoma'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis nigritarsis'' Meigen, 1804 ;'' Pachymeria''

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, 1829 :*'' Empis femorata''

, 1798 :*'' Empis scotica'' Curtis, 1835 :*'' Empis tumida'' Meigen, 1822 ;'' Platyptera'' Meigen, 1803 :*''

Empis borealis ''Empis borealis'' is a species of dance flies in the fly family Empididae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula, the Baltic Region and the Iberian Peninsula. The brown wings of the female are very broad, while the male fly� ...

'' Linnaeus,

;'' Polyblepharis'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis albicans'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis candidata'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis cothurnata'' Brulle, 1833 :*'' Empis crassa'' Nowicki, 1868 :*'' Empis curta'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis curvipes'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Empis dasynota'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis dedecor'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis depilis'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis divergens'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis engeli'' Chvála, 1999 :*'' Empis eumera'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Empis eversmanni'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis fallax''

, 1860 :*'' Empis gravipes'' Loew, 1856 :*''

Empis haemi ''Empis haemi'' is a species of fly in the family Empididae __NOTOC__ Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are ma ...

'' Loew, 1862 :*'' Empis haemorrhoica'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis lugubris'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis nigerrima'' Loew, 1862 :*'' Empis opaca'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis phaenomeris'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Empis soror'' Collin, 1937 :*'' Empis strigata'' Loew, 1867 ;'' Rhadinempis'' Collin, 1926 :*'' Empis bazini'' Collin, 1926 :*'' Empis soror'' Collin, 1937 ;'' Xanthempis'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis adriani'' Chvála, 1996 :*''

Empis aemula ''Empis aemula'' is a species of fly in the family Empididae __NOTOC__ Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are m ...

'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis aequalis'' Loew, 1873 :*'' Empis albifrons'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis algecirasensis'' Strobl, 1909 :*'' Empis concolor'' Verrall, 1872 :*'' Empis digramma'' Meigen in Gistl, 1835 :*'' Empis dispina'' Chvála, 1996 :*'' Empis kuntzei''

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, 1910 :*'' Empis laeta'' Loew, 1869 :*'' Empis laetabilis'' Collin, 1926 :*''

Empis lagoensis ''Empis lagoensis'' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Xanthempis''. It is found in the Palearctic. References

Empis Asilomorph flies of Europe Insects described in 1996 {{Empidoidea-stub ...

'' Chvála, 1996 :*'' Empis loewiana'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis lutea'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis nevadensis'' Chvála, 1981 :*'' Empis oxilara'' Shamshev, 1998 :*'' Empis punctata'' Meigen, 1804 :*'' Empis rohaceki'' Chvála, 1994 :*'' Empis scutellata'' Curtis, 1835 :*'' Empis semicinerea'' Loew, 1867 :*'' Empis stercorea'' Linnaeus, 1761 :*'' Empis styriaca'' Strobl, 1893 :*'' Empis subscutellata'' Shamshev, 1998 :*'' Empis testacea''

, 1805 :*'' Empis testiculata'' Bezzi, 1909 :*''

Empis trigramma ''Empis trigramma'' is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. The thorax with yellowish sides, with three broad dark stripes. Abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of ...

'' Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis unistriata''

, 1887 :*'' Empis univittata'' Loew, 1867

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