Zealandicesa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Brachystomatinae |
Genus: | Zealandicesa Koçak & Kemal, 2010 [1] |
Type species | |
Icasma singularis Collin, 1928 [2] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
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.
Tachydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies widespread in the world.
Ocydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies.
Drapetini is a tribe of hybotid flies widespread in the world. There are 19 currently recognised genera. See the Wikispecies link below for details.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies in the family Empididae with raptorial forelegs.
Antipodromia is a monotypic genus of fly from New Zealand that was first described by Plant in 2011.
Brachystomatinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
Clinocerinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
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.
Chersodromia is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Phyllodromia is a genus of dance flies. There are about 10 described species in Phyllodromia.
Ceratomerus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Glyphidopeza is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Gynatoma is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Chelipoda is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Bicellaria is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Austropeza is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae. It includes at least one species described from New Zealand, Austropeza isolita, which was originally described by James Edward Collin in 1928 as a species of Leptopeza. The species was originally known only from a single male collected from Waitati in South Island in January 1922. In December 2000, a female of the species was collected from a forest in Hurunui District of South Island.
Oropezella is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.
Isodrapetis is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae.