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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Hemerodromiinae |
Genus: | Afrodromia Smith, 1969 [1] |
Type species | |
Afrodromia maculifemur Smith, 1969 [1] |
Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium-sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.
Dolichocephala is a genus of Dagger flies in the family Empididae. There are at least 40 described species in Dolichocephala.
Ocydromia is a genus of hybotid flies.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.
Brachystoma is a genus of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
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.
Wiedemannia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Afroempis is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Atrichopleura is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Hilarigona is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Hilarempis is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Macrostomus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelipoda is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Drymodromia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Afrodromia bicolor is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hilarempis basalis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hilarempis darglensis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hilarempis hammondi is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hilarempis inerma is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hilarempis soror is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
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