Empis sericans

Empis sericans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Euempis
Species:	E. sericans
Binomial name
	Empis sericans; Brullé, 1833

Last updated November 18, 2024

Empis sericans is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Euempis.^[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.
↑ Brulle, Gaspard Auguste (1833). "IVe Classe. Insectes [part]. Pp. 289-336. In Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), Expedition scientifique de Moree". Section des Sciences Physiques. 3 (1): 1–400.
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.

[Brulle1833-2] Brulle, Gaspard Auguste (1833). "IVe Classe. Insectes [part]. Pp. 289-336. In Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), Expedition scientifique de Moree". Section des Sciences Physiques. 3 (1): 1–400.

[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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