- The
Empidoidea are a
large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the
sister taxon to the
Muscomorpha (Cyclorrhapha).
These two
groups are
sometimes united...
- They are
mainly predatory flies like most of
their relatives in the
Empidoidea, and
exhibit a wide
range of
forms but are
generally small to medium-sized...
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Empididae they are the most
advanced members of the
Empidoidea. They
represent the bulk of
Empidoidea diversity, and
include more than two-thirds of the...
-
dance flies, are a
family of true flies. They
belong to the
superfamily Empidoidea and were
formerly included in the
Empididae as a subfamily. Some, such...
-
Atelestidae is a
family of
flies in the
superfamily Empidoidea. The four
genera were
placed in a
separate family in 1983; they were
formerly either in...
-
Empidoidea (dance flies, etc) Cyc...
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Trichina Meigen, 1830
Trichinomyia Tuomikoski, 1959 Chvála, M. (1983). "The
Empidoidea (Diptera) of
Fennoscandia and
Denmark II.
General part. The
families Hybotidae...
- or
simply a
rankless group within the Brachycera. In
either case, the
Empidoidea are the
sister taxon to the Cyclorrhapha. In the
present classification...
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Mythicomyiidae Scenopinidae (window flies)
Therevidae (stiletto flies)
Empidoidea Atelestidae Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies)
Empididae (dagger flies...
- The
number of
species in the
order Diptera (true flies)
known to
occur in
Ireland is 3,304.
There are 98
Dipteran families in Ireland. For
genera and species...
