| Rhamphomyia clypeata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Genus: | Rhamphomyia |
| Subgenus: | Aclonempis |
| Species: | R. clypeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphomyia clypeata | |
Rhamphomyia clypeata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Aclonempis. [2]
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.
Empis livida is a species of fly in the Empididae family. It is included in the subgenus Kritempis of the genus Empis. Males range from 7.5 to 9.3 millimetres, females 7.5 to 10.2 millimetres. The male's abdomen is brownish and its wings appear faintly brown and clouded. The female's abdomen is gray and its wings are clear. E. livida lives in hedgerows, feeding on the nectar of several species of Rosaceae, several species of Asteraceae, and Heracleum sphondylium nectar; they also feed on other insects. They live all across temperate and Northern Europe, the only species with such a wide distribution. E. livida larvae are also carnivorous and live in damp soil and leaf litter. Adults fly in between April and July.
Rhamphomyia sulcata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
Empis picipes is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Euempis. It is found from Great Britain east to Poland, Slovakia and Hungary and from Fennoscandia south to Italy. It is not found on the Balkan Peninsula, except Greece.
Empis variegata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Leptempis. It is found from the Benelux, through Germany to Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It has also been recorded from central Russia.
Empis tanysphyra is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Empis. It is found in most of central and southern Europe.
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.
Empis lutea is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Xanthempis. It is found in the Palearctic.
Rhamphomyia longipes is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Aclonempis.
Rhamphomyia cinerascens is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia plumipes is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia atra is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Pararhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia caesia is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Pararhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia tarsata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Pararhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia anthracina is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia tibialis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia.
Rhamphomyia eupterota is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Aclonempis.
Rhamphomyia leptopus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Aclonempis.
Rhamphomyia sphenoptera is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Lundstroemiella.
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