Trichopezinae
| Trichopezinae | |
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| Trichopeza longicornis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Asilomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Trichopezinae |
| Genera | |
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Several, see text | |
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.
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
- Boreodromia Coquillett, 1903[3]
- Ceratempis Melander, 1927[3]
- Gloma Meigen, 1822
- Heleodromia Haliday, 1833
- Heterophlebus Philippi, 1865
- Sematopoda Collin, 1928[3]
- Trichopeza Róndani, 1856
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References
- ↑ Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, J.M. (2006). "The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1180: 1–172. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ Moulton, J.K.; Wiegmann, B.M. (2007). "The phylogenetic relationships of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea (Insecta: Diptera).". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Print) (Amsterdam: Elsevier BV) 43 (3): 701–713. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.029. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17468014.
- 1 2 3 Sinclair, Bradley J. (2008). "Review of three little-known monotypic empidoid genera (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae), assigned to Trichopezinae". Zootaxa (PDF) (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1754: 52–62. ISSN 1175-5334.
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