Helosciomyzidae

Updated on Jan 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Brachycera Rank Family		Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Section Schizophora
Similar Neurochaetidae, Syringogaster, Cypselosomatidae, Xenasteiidae, Apsilocephalidae

The Helosciomyzidae are a small family of flies - 9 genera and 22 species. All are know from the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura, the family occurs in Australia, New Zealand. Little is known of their biology.

Classification

Cobergius Barnes, 1981

C. vittata (Macquart, 1851)

Dasysciomyza Barnes, 1981

D. setuligera (Malloch, 1922)

D. pseudosetuligera (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

Eurotocus Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

E. australis Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

Helosciomyza Hendel, 1917

H. fuscinervis (Macquart, 1851)

H. anaxantha Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

H. australica Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

H. ferruginea Hendel, 1917

H. macalpinei Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

H. subalpina Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928

Napaeosciomyza Barnes, 1981

N. rara (Hutton, 1901)

N. spinicosta (Malloch, 1922)

N. subspinicosta (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

Neosciomyza Barnes, 1981

N. anhecta (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)

N. luteipennis (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)

Polytocus Lamb, 1909

P. luteipennis Harrison, 1976

P. luteipennis Lamb, 1909

Scordalus Barnes, 1981

S. femoratus (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

Xenosciomyza Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928

X. prima Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928

X. turbotti Harrison, 1955

References

Helosciomyzidae Wikipedia

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