Empidinae are a

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of empidoid

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

. They are mainly

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flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized. Most species are

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visitors and they can be effective

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Genera

*'' Afroempis'' Smith, 1969 *'' Allochrotus'' Collin, 1933 *'' Amictoides'' Bezzi, 1909 *'' Aplomera'' Macquart, 1838 *'' Atrichopleura'' Bezzi, 1909 *'' Bandella'' Bickel, 2002 *'' Clinorhampha'' Collin, 1933 *'' Cunomyia'' Bickel, 1998 *'' Deuteragonista''

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, 1865 *'' Empidadelpha'' Collin, 1928 *''

Empis ''Empis'' is a genus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It contains the following subgenera and species: ;'' Anacrostichus'' Bezzi, 1909 :*'' Empis bistortae'' Meigen, 1822 :*'' Empis lucida'' Zetterstedt, 1838 :*'' Empis monticol ...

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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

*'' Gynatoma'' Collin, 1928 *'' Hilara'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Hilarempis'' Bezzi, 1905 *'' Hilarigona'' Collin, 1933 *'' Hybomyia'' Plant, 1995 *'' Hystrichonotus'' Collin, 1933 *'' Lamprempis''

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& Melander, 1901 *'' Macrostomus'' Wiedemann, 1817 *'' Opeatocerata'' Melander, 1928 *'' Pasitrichotus'' Collin, 1933 *'' Porphyrochroa'' Melander, 1928 *'' Rhamphella'' Malloch, 1930 *''

Rhamphomyia ''Rhamphomyia'' is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Species The species of ''Rhamphomyia'' are arranged into subgenera, as follows: ;''Aclonempis'' James Edward Collin, Collin, 1926 :*''Rhamphomyia albohirta'' James Edw ...

'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Sphicosa''

, 1865 *'' Thinempis'' Bickel, 1996 *'' Trichohilara'' Collin, 1933

References

Empididae Asilomorpha subfamilies {{Empidoidea-stub