Empis nigricans

Empis nigricans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Leptempis
Species:	E. nigricans
Binomial name
	Empis nigricans; Meigen, 1804

Last updated November 18, 2024

Empis nigricans is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Leptempis.^[3] It is found in the Palearctic.^[3]^[2]

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References

↑ Meigen, J. W. (1804). Klassifikation und Beschreibung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten (Diptera Linn.). Vol. II. Braunschweig [= Brunswick]: Reichard. pp. vi + 153–314.
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.
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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[Meigen1804-1] Meigen, J. W. (1804). Klassifikation und Beschreibung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten (Diptera Linn.). Vol. II. Braunschweig [= Brunswick]: Reichard. pp. vi + 153–314.

[Chandler-2] 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.

[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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