Empis variegata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Leptempis.[3] It is found from the Benelux, through Germany to Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It has also been recorded from central Russia.

Empis variegata
Empis variegata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Genus: Empis
Subgenus: Leptempis
Species:
E. variegata
Binomial name
Empis variegata

References edit

  1. ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  2. ^ Meigen, J. W. (1804). Klassifikation und Beschreibung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten (Diptera Linn.). Vol. II. Braunschweig [= Brunswick]: Reichard. pp. vi + 153–314.
  3. ^ Collin, J.E. (1961). British Flies VI: Empididae Part 2: Hybotinae, Empidinae (except Hilara). Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 329.

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