| Phaeobalia maculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Clinocerinae |
| Genus: | Phaeobalia |
| Species: | P. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaeobalia maculata (Vaillant, 1964) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phaeobalia maculata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
The Empidoidea are a large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the sister taxon to the Muscomorpha (Cyclorrhapha). These two groups are sometimes united in the unranked taxon Eremoneura. There are some 10,000 known species within Empidoidea, which are represented on all continents except Antarctica. They are known to have existed since the Jurassic period.
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.
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.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.
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.
Phaeobalia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Wiedemannia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Deuteragonista is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Porphyrochroa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Sphicosa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelipoda is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelifera is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Phaeobalia ramosa is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia bicolorata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia foliacea is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia similis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia litardierei is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia queyarasiana is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia mirousei is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Wiedemannia mgounica is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.