Trichopezinae

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. 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.

Selected genera

 * Apalocnemis Philippi, 1865
 * Boreodromia Coquillett, 1903
 * Ceratempis Melander, 1927
 * Ephydrempis Saigusa, 1986
 * Gloma Meigen, 1822
 * Heleodromia Haliday, 1833
 * Heterophlebus Philippi, 1865
 * Niphogenia Melander, 1928
 * Pseudheleodromia Wagner, 2001
 * Rubistella Garrett-Jones, 1940
 * Sabroskyella Wilder, 1982
 * Sematopoda Collin, 1928
 * Trichopeza Rondani, 1856