Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera Martynov, 1923Order: Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera Schiner, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Empididae LATREILLE, 1804 (dagger flies or dance flies, Tanzfliegen)[det. "rockwolf", 2012, based on this photo]Subfamily: EmpidinaeGenus:
Empis Linnaeus, 1758Subgenus: Euempis FREY, 1953possibly:
Empis tessellata??? FABRICIUS, 1794 (Gewrfelte Tanzfliege)more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empididaeand (German):
www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Empis_tesselata.htmSE-Germany, Bavaria, vic. Regensburg, 24.07.2011 IMG_3900