Empidinae
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Male Empis livida | |
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Subfamily: | Empidinae
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Empidinae are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized.
Genera
- Atrichopleura Bezzi, 1909
- Empis Linnaeus, 1758[1]
- Hilara Meigen, 1822[1]
- Lamprempis Wheeler & Melander, 1901
- Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822[1]
References
- ^ a b c Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. New Series. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
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