| Pseudheleodromia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Trichopezinae |
| Genus: | Pseudheleodromia Wagner, 2001 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Pseudheleodromia helvetica Wagner, 2001 [1] | |
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Pseudheleodromia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
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.
Mythicomyiidae, commonly called mythicomyiids, are very tiny flies (0.5–5.0 mm) found throughout most parts of the world, especially desert and semi-desert regions, except the highest altitudes and latitudes. They are not as common in the tropics, but genera such as Cephalodromia and Platypygus are known from these regions. Many of these "microbombyliids" have a humpbacked thorax and lack the dense vestiture common in the Bombyliidae. Mythicomyiids have until recently not had much attention in the literature. Their small size has caused them to be missed when collecting. Yellow pan trapping and fine-mesh netting in Malaise and aerial sweep nets has resulted in a number of undescribed species from many parts of the world. A high diversity of both genera and species exists for this family in Africa, especially northern and southern portions. About 350 species are known. Hundreds more await description.
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.
Hilara is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Milan Chvála is a Czech entomologist who specialises in Diptera.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.
Brachystoma is a genus of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
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.
Heleodromia 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.
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.
Neoplasta is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelifera is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Empis impennis is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Coptophlebia of the genus Empis. It is found in the Palearctic.
Homalocnemis is a genus of flies which is placed in a family of its own, the Homalocnemiidae. There are about seven species in the genus found in the Afrotropical, Neotropical, and Australasian regions, suggestive of a Gondwanan origin. The genus was formerly considered a primitive empidoid and placed variously in the Hybotidae or in the empidid subfamily Brachystomatinae. They are recognized by their wing venation which includes a long anal cell and a long basal segment of the antennal style.
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