Empidinae
Empidinae are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized. Most species are flower visitors and they can be effective pollinators.[1]
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Subfamily: | Empidinae |
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Several, see text |
Genera
- Afroempis Smith, 1969[2]
- Allochrotus Collin, 1933[3]
- Amictoides Bezzi, 1909[4]
- Aplomera Macquart, 1838
- Atrichopleura Bezzi, 1909[4]
- Bandella Bickel, 2002[5]
- Clinorhampha Collin, 1933[3]
- Cunomyia Bickel, 1998[6]
- Deuteragonista Philippi, 1865[7]
- Empidadelpha Collin, 1928[8]
- Empis Linnaeus, 1758[9]
- Gynatoma Collin, 1928[8]
- Hilara Meigen, 1822[9]
- Hilarempis Bezzi, 1905[10]
- Hilarigona Collin, 1933[3]
- Hybomyia Plant, 1995[11]
- Hystrichonotus Collin, 1933[3]
- Lamprempis Wheeler & Melander, 1901[12]
- Macrostomus Wiedemann, 1817
- Opeatocerata Melander, 1928[13]
- Pasitrichotus Collin, 1933[3]
- Porphyrochroa Melander, 1928[13]
- Rhamphella Malloch, 1930[14]
- Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822[9]
- Sphicosa Philippi, 1865[7]
- Thinempis Bickel, 1996[15]
- Trichohilara Collin, 1933[3]
References
- Lefebvre V, Daugeron C, Villemant C, Fontaine C (July 2019). "Empidine dance flies pollinate the woodland geranium as effectively as bees". Biology Letters. 15 (7): 20190230. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2019.0230. PMC 6684995. PMID 31362609.
- Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1969). "The Empididae of southern Africa (Diptera)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 19: 1–342.
- Collin, James Edward (1933). "Empididae". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 4: viii + 334.
- Bezzi, M. (1909). "Beitrage zur Kenntnis der sudamerikanischen Dipterenfauna Fam. Empididae". Nova acta physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum. 91: 297–406.
- Bickel, Daniel J. (2002). "Bandella, a new hilarine fly genus from Australia (Diptera: Empididae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54: 313–324. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Bickel, D. J. (1998). "Cunomyia, a distinctive new hilarine fly genus from the Tasmanian World Heritage Area (Diptera: Empididae)" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 132: 59–63. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Philippi, Rodolfo Amando (1865). "Aufzahlung der chilenischen Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Zool.-Botan. Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 595–782. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Collin, James Edward (1928). New Zealand Empididae based on material in the British Museum (Natural History). London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. viii + 110.
- Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
- Bezzi, Mario (1905). "Empididae neotropicae Musei nationalis Hungarici" (PDF). Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici. 3 (2): 424–460. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Plant, Adrian R. (1995). "A new genus of Empidinae (Diptera: Empididae) from New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 18 (1).
- Wheeler, William Morton; Melander, Axel Leonard. "Empidae". Biol.Centr.-Am., Ins.: Dipt. 1(Suppl.): 366–376.
- Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed.,. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Malloch, John Russell (1930). "Notes on Australian Diptera.XXV". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 55: 429–450. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Bickel, Daniel J. (1996). "Thinempis, a new genus from Australia and New Zealand (Diptera: Empididae), with notes on the tribal classification of the Empidinae". Systematic Entomology. 21: 115–128.
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