Trichopezinae

__NOTOC__Taxobox
name = Trichopezinae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Asilomorpha
superfamilia = Empidoidea
familia = Empididae
subfamilia = Trichopezinae
subfamilia_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = Several, see text

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.

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 [Sinclair & Cumming (2006)] . 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. [Moulton & Wiegmann (2007)]

elected genera

* "Boreodromia" Coquillett, 1903
* "Ceratempis" Melander, 1927
* "Gloma" Meigen, 1822
* "Heleodromia" Haliday, 1833
* "Heterophlebus"
* "Sematopoda" Collin, 1928
* "Trichopeza" Rondani, 1856

Footnotes

References

* (2007): The phylogenetic relationships of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea (Insecta: Diptera). "Mol. Phylogenet. Evol." 43(3): 701-713. doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.029 (HTML abstract)
* (2006): The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera). "Zootaxa" 1180: 1-172. [http://www.uoguelph.ca/nadsfly/Doid/Doidclass/SinclairCumming2006.pdf PDF fulltext]