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
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