Trichopezinae are a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

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

predatory Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized, long-legged and large-eyed. Previously, they were included in the Clinocerinae or the

Hemerodromiinae Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies with raptorial forelegs.Plant, A.R. 2011: Hemerodromiinae (Diptera: Empididae): a tentative phylogeny and biogeographical discussion. ''Systematic entomology'', 36(1): 83-103. Genera *'' ...

. In some more recent treatments, the

Brachystomatinae Brachystomatinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae. (2018): Molecular phylogenetics reveals novel relationships within Empidoidea (Diptera). ''Systematic Entomology'' 43(4): 619–636. Taxonomy Until 2006, Brachystomatina ...

are considered a distinct

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

, and the Trichopezinae are placed therein. However, it is more likely that the Brachystomatinae are part of the

Empididae __NOTOC__ 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 Empido ...

, and that the Trichopezinae represent a separate lineage in the same family. The

monophyly In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic grou ...

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.

Selected genera

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Apalocnemis ''Apalocnemis'' is a genus of flies in the family Empididae. Species *'' A. acuticornis'' ( Loew, 1850) *'' A. canadambris'' Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999 *'' A. cingulata'' Bezzi, 1909 *'' A. circumspinosa'' Collin, 1933 *'' A. discreta'' Collin, ...

Philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ...

, 1865 *'' Boreodromia''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1903 *'' Ceratempis'' Melander, 1927 *''

Ephydrempis ''Ephydrempis'' is a genus of flies in the family Empididae __NOTOC__ 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 ma ...

'' Saigusa, 1986 *''

Gloma ''Gloma'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Empididae. Species *''Gloma fuscipennis, G. fuscipennis'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1822 *''Gloma fuscipes, G. fuscipes'' Axel Leonard Melander, Melander, 1945 * Extinction, †''Gloma hirta, ...

'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Heleodromia'' Haliday, 1833 *'' Heterophlebus''

, 1865 *'' Niphogenia'' Melander, 1928 *'' Pseudheleodromia'' Wagner, 2001 *'' Rubistella'' Garrett-Jones, 1940 *'' Sabroskyella'' Wilder, 1982 *'' Sematopoda'' Collin, 1928 *'' Trichopeza'' Rondani, 1856

References

Empididae Asilomorpha subfamilies {{Empidoidea-stub