Rhamphomyia | |
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Rhamphomyia marginata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
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
Coenosia is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae.
Medetera is a large genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Rhaphium is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the largest genus within the subfamily Rhaphiinae, with over 200 species currently known.
Syntormon is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the Palaearctic realm.
Empis is a genus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It contains the following subgenera and species:
Hilara is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Clinocerinae 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.
Palloptera is a genus of flutter flies in the family Pallopteridae. There are at least 30 described species in Palloptera.
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.