Rhamphomyia | |
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Rhamphomyia marginata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Empidinae |
Genus: | Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822 [1] |
Type species | |
Empis sulcata | |
Diversity | |
at least 620 species | |
Synonyms | |
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Rhamphomyia is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It contains more than 600 species in 8 subgenera.
The species of Rhamphomyia are arranged into subgenera, as follows:
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.
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
Empis is a genus of dance fly found in the fly family Empididae.
Hilara is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Hybos is a genus of hybotid flies.
Euthyneura is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae. The known range of Euthyneura myrtilli extended to Ireland in counties Fermanagh and Antrim in 2007.
Empidinae, also called dance flies, 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.
Chelifera is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Anacrostichus is a subgenus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae.
Bicellaria is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Drapetis is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Oedalea is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Tachypeza is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Crossopalpus is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.