Niphogenia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Brachystomatinae |
Genus: | Niphogenia Melander, 1928 [1] |
Type species | |
Niphogenia eucera |
The Scenopinidae or window flies are a small family of flies (Diptera), distributed worldwide. In buildings, they are often taken at windows, hence the common name window 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.
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.
Dolichocephala is a genus of Dagger flies in the family Empididae. There are at least 40 described species in Dolichocephala.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.
Brachystomatinae is a subfamily 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.
Phyllodromia is a genus of dance flies. There are about 10 described species in Phyllodromia.
Anthalia is a genus of hybotid dance flies in the family Hybotidae. There are about 15 described species in Anthalia.
Gloma is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Heleodromia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Apalocnemis is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Anomalempis is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Phaeobalia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Wiedemannia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Opeatocerata is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Porphyrochroa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelipoda is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Neoplasta is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelifera is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
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