Synonyms: Hemerodromiinae Schiner 1862, Hemerodrominae Schiner 1862
Parent taxon: Empididae according to E. Wahlberg and K. A. Johanson 2018
See also Hoffeins et al. 1997, Sinclair and Cumming 2006, Statz 1940 and Waters 1989
Sister taxa: Acallomyia, Basilorhagio, Brachystomatinae, Burmitempis, Clinocerinae, Hasmona, Hilarites, Oustaletimyia, Progloma, Protempidinae, Protoedalea, Tachydromia stilpon, Thirza
Subtaxa: Chelipodini Empidini Emplita Hemerodromiini Hilarini Parathalassiella Turonempis
Type: Empis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (1), New Zealand (1), Spain (2)
• Oligocene of France (3), Germany (3)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (3), Ukraine (1), United States (8: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Botswana (1), United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 26 collections including 77 occurrences