Empis (Pyrrempis) johnsoni Melander, 1902
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Empis (Pyrrempis) johnsoni Melander, 1902
- Name authority
- Melander, 1902
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Empididae
- Genus
- Empis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyEmpididae
- subfamilyEmpidinae
- tribeEmpidini
- genusEmpis Linnaeus, 1758
- subgenusEmpis (Pyrrempis) Melander, 1928
- speciesEmpis (Pyrrempis) johnsoni Melander, 1902
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Empis (Coptophlebia) abbreviata Loew, 1869 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis abcirus Walker, 1849 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Leptempis) abdominalis Daugeron, 1999 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Coptophlebia) aberdarensis Smith, 1971 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Coptophlebia) abrupta Thomson, 1869 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Empis) acinerea Chvála, 1985 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Empis) adamsi Smith, 1967 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Leptempis) adusta Loew, 1869 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Xanthempis) aequalis Loew, 1867 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Xanthempis) alanica Shamshev, 1998 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Coptophlebia) albicincta Loew, 1858 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empis (Empis) albidiseta Becker, 1907 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Empis johnsoni Melander, 1902 Melander, 1902 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Melander, A.L. (1902) A monograph of the North American Empididae. Part I. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 28: 195-367. [1902.07.??].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39JBD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.