Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Infraclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Brachycera > Infraorder Asilomorpha > Superfamily Empidoidea

Empididae Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Anthepiscopus Becker, 1891
Bergenstammia Mik, 1881
Brachystoma Meigen, 1822
Chelifera Macquart, 1823
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
Clinocerella Engel, 1918
Dolichocephala Macquart, 1823
Dryodromia Rondani, 1856
Empis Linnaeus, 1758
Gloma Meigen, 1822
Heleodromia Haliday, 1833
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
Hilara Meigen, 1822
Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1838
Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 1838
Kowarzia Mik, 1881
Metachela Coquillett, 1903
Oreogeton Schiner, 1860
Phaeobalia Mik, 1881
Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837
Pseudoheleodromia Wagner, 2001
Ragas Walker, 1837
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
Roederiodes Coquillett, 1901
Trichoclinocera Collin, 1941
Trichopeza Rondani, 1856
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 1838

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: dansvliegen sources: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.

English: dance-flies sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: dansefluer sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Nynorsk: dansefluger sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: dansflugor

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
basis of record	Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. 70: 338pp.