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    • Orders A-M
      • Archaeognatha (Bristletails)
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  • The Pseudo Insects
    • Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
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Subfamily Empidinae

Tribe Empidini
Genus Empis
Empis sp. (Empidini) Empis sp. (Empidini) Empis sp. (Empidini)

Undetermined Empidini A
Undetermined Empidini A male Undetermined Empidini A female

Tribe Hilarini
Genus Bandella
Bandella cf. duvalli (male) Bandella cf. duvalli (female)

Genus Hilara
Hilara sp. (Hilarini) Hilara sp. (Hilarini) Hilara sp. (Hilarini)

Genus Hilarempis
Hilarempis sp. (Hilarini) Hilarempis sp. male (Hilarini) Hilarempis sp. female (Hilarini)

Genus Thinempis
Thinempis austera (Empidinae: Hilarini) Thinempis turimetta (Empidinae: Hilarini)

Pending ID – Empidinae
Hilarini Empidinae Empidinae Empidinae Empidinae  IMG 5132

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The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania team acknowledges the palawa people; the traditional owners of lutruwita/ Tasmania. We respect their knowledge, connection and care of the land that we share and its ecosystems, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.  

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