Drapetini

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Drapetini
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Ngaheremyia fuscipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hybotidae
Subfamily: Tachydromiinae
Tribe: Drapetini
Collin, 1961

Drapetini is a tribe of hybotid flies widespread in the world. There are 19 currently recognised genera. See the Wikispecies link below for details.

Genera

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Hybotidae Family of flies

Hybotidae, the typical dance flies, are a family of true flies. They belong to the superfamily Empidoidea and were formerly included in the Empididae as a subfamily.

<i>Tachydromia</i> Genus of flies

Tachydromia is a genus of hybotid flies. It is widespread around the world, with species found essentially everywhere except the polar regions and some remote islands. They are not very diverse in East and Southeast Asia, or in Africa

<i>Hilara</i> Genus of flies

Hilara is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.

<i>Rhamphomyia</i> Genus of flies

Rhamphomyia is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.

Tachydromiinae Subfamily of flies

Tachydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies widespread in the world.

Ocydromiinae Subfamily of flies

Ocydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies.

Hemerodromiinae Subfamily of flies

Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.

Euthyneura is a genus of dance fly. Six species of Euthyneura occur in the United Kingdom. The known range of E. myrtilli extended to Ireland in counties Fermanagh and Antrim in 2007.

Clinocerinae Subfamily of flies

Clinocerinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae.

Empidinae Subfamily of flies

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.

Parathalassiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is part of an expanded concept of the family, Dolichopodidae sensu lato, and forms a monophyletic group with Dolichopodidae sensu stricto. It was once placed provisionally in the subfamily Microphorinae as the tribe Parathalassiini.

Chersodromia is a genus of hybotid dance flies in the family Hybotidae. There are more than 70 described species in Chersodromia.

<i>Microphor</i> Genus of flies

Microphor is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

<i>Chelipoda</i> Genus of flies

Chelipoda is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Chelifera is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Schistostoma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

References

  1. Shamshev, I.V.; Grootaert, P. (2007). "Revision of the genus Elaphropeza Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Oriental Region, with a special attention to the fauna of Singapore" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1488: 1–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1488.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334 . Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. Grootaert, Patrick; Van De Velde, Isabella; Shamshev, Igor V. (2015). "Two new coastal species of Elaphropeza Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) from Bali, Indonesia". European Journal of Taxonomy. 112 (1): 1–10. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2015.112 . ISSN   2118-9773 . Retrieved 18 July 2017.