Empis nevadensis

Empis nevadensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Xanthempis
Species:	E. nevadensis
Binomial name
	Empis nevadensis; Chvála, 1981

Last updated September 02, 2023

Empis nevadensis is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Xanthempis.^[3] It is found in the Palearctic.^[3]^[1]

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References

1 2 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.
↑ Chvála, M. (1981). "Empididae (Insecta: Diptera) from Southern Spain, with descriptions of twenty new species and notes on Spanish fauna". Steenstrupia. 7 (6): 113–177.
1 2 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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[Chandler-1] 1 2 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.

[Chvála1981-2] Chvála, M. (1981). "Empididae (Insecta: Diptera) from Southern Spain, with descriptions of twenty new species and notes on Spanish fauna". Steenstrupia. 7 (6): 113–177.

[Collin1961-3] 1 2 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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