title: FAMILY EMPIDIDAE.
abstract: Empididae is one of the biggest families of Diptera with around 3,000 known species. The family is poorly known in Colombia, with only six species reported and this work provides information on their distribution. No endemic genera or species have been recorded to date from Colombia.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Email: jarafael@inpa.gov.br.
authors.forename: José Albertino
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rafael
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Email: josenircamara@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Josenir Teixeira
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Câmara
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002376:Cataloging; D003105:Colombia; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male