The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1180, 2006, Pages 1-172

  Sinclair, Bradley J ^a   Cumming, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atelestidae; Brachystomatidae; Cladistics; Dance flies; Dolichopodidae; Empididae; Empidoidea; Genitalia; Hybotidae; Long legged flies; Morphology; Mouthparts; New subfamily; New tribes; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANTHEPISCOPUS; ATELESTIDAE; BICELLARIINI; BRACHYSTOMATINAE; CERATOMERINAE; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIDOIDEA; HEMERODROMIINAE; HYBOTINAE; ITEAPHILA; MICROPHORINAE; MUSCOMORPHA; OREOGETON; TERMINALIA; TRICHOPEZINAE;

EID: 33745282405     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1180.1.1     Document Type: Article

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