Empidinae | |
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Male Empis livida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Infraclass: | Neoptera |
Superorder: | Endopterygota |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Brachycera |
Infraorder: | Asilomorpha |
Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Empidinae |
Genera | |
Several, see text |
Several, see text
Empidinae are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized.