Trichopezinae
Subfamily of flies
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Trichopezinae are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized, long-legged and large-eyed.
| Trichopezinae | |
|---|---|
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| Trichopeza longicornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Trichopezinae |
Previously, they were included in the Clinocerinae or the Hemerodromiinae. In some more recent treatments, the Brachystomatinae are considered a distinct family, and the Trichopezinae are placed therein.[1] However, it is more likely that the Brachystomatinae are part of the Empididae, and that the Trichopezinae represent a separate lineage in the same family. The monophyly of the Trichopezinae versus its closest relatives is not firmly established; it seems likely that some changes will be necessary to make this subfamily a natural group.[2]
Selected genera
- Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865[1]
- Boreodromia Coquillett, 1903[3]
- Ceratempis Melander, 1927[3]
- Ephydrempis Saigusa, 1986[4]
- Gloma Meigen, 1822[5]
- Heleodromia Haliday, 1833
- Heterophlebus Philippi, 1865
- Niphogenia Melander, 1928[6]
- Pseudheleodromia Wagner, 2001[7]
- Rubistella Garrett-Jones, 1940[8]
- Sabroskyella Wilder, 1982[9]
- Sematopoda Collin, 1928[10][3]
- Trichopeza Rondani, 1856
