Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Empis livida vs Empis (Kritempis) livida

Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-07-2008 10:06
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Kritempis is the subgenus where livida belongs. The systematics of the genera Empis and Rhamphomyia sensu lato are still muddled. It is likely that some groups (subgenera) now placed in these separate genera are more closely related to each other than to the subgenera in their respective genera. In that case it would be logical to bring these subgenera from Empis and Rhamphomyia together in a single group.
Hence it can give a better impression of the actual classification to include the subgenus name in the Gallery.