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Subfamily Peloropeodinae

small Dolichopodid - Chrysotimus delicatus - female Fly - Nanomyina barbata Fly - Nanomyina barbata Fly - Nanomyina barbata Small & Fast Samurai Fly - sword antennae, long arista, green eyes, brown femorae; gray  - Peloropeodes cornutus - male long-legged fly - Chrysotimus long-legged fly - Chrysotimus yellow-legged fly
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Dolichopodidae (Longlegged Flies)
Subfamily Peloropeodinae
Numbers
5 genera in our area(1)
Remarks
The limits of this subfamily are poorly defined.
Works Cited
1.Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico
Marc A. A. Pollet et al. 2003. American Museum of Natural History.