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.
Trichopezinae | |
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Trichopeza longicornis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Trichopezinae |
Previously, they were included in the Clinocerinae or the Hemerodromiinae. In some more recent treatments, the Brachystomatinae are considered a distinct family, and the Trichopezinae are placed therein.[1] However, it is more likely that the Brachystomatinae are part of the Empididae, and that the Trichopezinae represent a separate lineage in the same family. The monophyly of the Trichopezinae versus its closest relatives is not firmly established; it seems likely that some changes will be necessary to make this subfamily a natural group.[2]
Selected genera
edit- Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865[1]
- Boreodromia Coquillett, 1903[3]
- Ceratempis Melander, 1927[3]
- Ephydrempis Saigusa, 1986[4]
- Gloma Meigen, 1822[5]
- Heleodromia Haliday, 1833
- Heterophlebus Philippi, 1865
- Niphogenia Melander, 1928[6]
- Pseudheleodromia Wagner, 2001[7]
- Rubistella Garrett-Jones, 1940[8]
- Sabroskyella Wilder, 1982[9]
- Sematopoda Collin, 1928[10][3]
- Trichopeza Rondani, 1856
References
editWikispecies has information related to Trichopezinae.
- ^ a b Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, J.M. (2006). "The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1180. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–172. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1180.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Moulton, J.K.; Wiegmann, B.M. (2007). "The phylogenetic relationships of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea (Insecta: Diptera)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Print). 43 (3). Amsterdam: Elsevier BV: 701–713. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.029. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17468014.
- ^ a b c Sinclair, Bradley J. (2008). "Review of three little-known monotypic empidoid genera (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae), assigned to Trichopezinae". Zootaxa. 1754. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 52–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1754.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Saigusa, T. . (1986). "New genera of Empididae (Diptera) from eastern Asia". Sieboldia. 5: 97–118.
- ^ Meigen, J. W. (1822). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten. Vol. v. 3. Hamm: Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann. pp. x, 416, pls. 22–32. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Melander, A. L. Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles: Genera insectorum.185. pp. 1–434.
- ^ Wagner, R. (2001). "A new genus of aquatic Empididae (Diptera) near to Heleodromia from Switzerland". Studia dipterologica. 8 (2): 345–348.
- ^ Garrett Jones, C. (1940). "Empididae: A. - Hybotinae, Ocydromiinae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae". Ruwenzori Exped. 1934-5. 2: 257–323.
- ^ Wilder, D. D. (1984). "Two new Nearctic clinocerine genera (Diptera: Empididae)". Mem. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 10: 166–178.
- ^ Collin, James Edward (1928). New Zealand Empididae based on material in the British Museum (Natural History). London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. viii + 110.