The Dryomyzidae are a small family of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
ranging from 4–18 mm long, with prominent bristles, and yellow to brown or rust-yellow coloring. The wings are very large. The subcosta is complete and well separated from vein 1. Larvae feed on decaying organic matter - carrion, dung, and fungi.
The prelambrum protrudes from the oral cavity. Vibrissae are absent and the postvertical bristles are divergent.
The roughly 22
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are placed in 6
genera (with two additional genera known only as
fossils). Dryomyzid flies are found principally in the
Holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
, though some are found in the Southern Hemisphere. Very little is known of the habits of the adults or immatures, but adults are found in moist, shady habits among low-growing vegetation.
Classification
*Subfamily:
Dryomyzinae Schiner, 1862
**Genus: ''
Dryomyza''
Fallén, 1820
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D. amblia''
Kurahashi, 1981
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D. anilis''
Fallén, 1820
***''
D. badia''
Kurahashi, 1981
***''
D. caucasica''
Ozerov, 1987
***''
D. ecalcarata''
Kurahashi, 1981
***''
D. formosa''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
***''
D. pakistana''
Kurahashi, 1989
***''†
D. pelidua''
Statz, 1940
***''
D. puellaris''
Steyskal, 1957
***''†
D. shanwangensis''
Zhang, 1989
***''
D. simplex''
Loew, 1862
***''
D. takae''
Azuma, 2001
**Genus: ''
Dryope
In Greek mythology, Dryope (; Ancient Greek: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς ''drys'', "oak"; ''dryope'' "woodpecker") is the name attributed to several distinct figures:
* Dryope, daughter of Dryops and mother of Amphissus by Apollo.
* Dry ...
''
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
***''
D. decrepita''
( Zetterstedt, 1838)
***''
D. flaveola''
( Fabricius, 1794)
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D. melanderi''
(Steyskal, 1957)
**Genus: ''
Oedoparena
''Oedoparena'' is a small genus of flies from the family Dryomyzidae. They are the only known dipterous predator of marine barnacles. There are only three known species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a tax ...
''
Curran, 1934
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O. glauca''
( Coquillett, 1900)
***''
O. minor''
Suwa, 1981
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O. nigrifrons''
Mathis and Steyskal, 1980
**Genus: †''
Palaeotimia''
Meunier, 1908
***†''
P. ihoesti''
Meunier, 1908
**Genus: ''
Paradryomyza''
Ozerov, 1987
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P. orientalis''
Ozerov & Sueyoshi, 2002
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P. setosa''
(Bigot
Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, rel ...
, 1886)
***''
P. spinigera''
Ozerov, 1987
***''
P. steyskali''
Ozerov & Sueyoshi, 2002
**Genus: †''
Prodryomyza''
Hennig, 1965
***†''
P. electrica''
Hennig, 1965
**Genus: ''
Pseudoneuroctena''
Ozerov, 1987
***''
P. senilis''
( Zetterstedt, 1846)
**Genus: ''
Steyskalomyza''
Kurahashi, 1982
***''
S. hasegawai''
Kurahashi, 1982
''
Nomina dubia''
*''
D. dubia''
Macquart, 1844
*''
D. maculipes''
Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1861
Fossil record
Only four fossil species in three genera (all from the
Tertiary
Tertiary ( ) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago.
The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
) are known.
[Hawaii Biological Survey]
Family Dryomyzidae
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References
External links
Family Dryomyzidae at EOL
Image Gallery from Diptera.info
Distribution/species lists
West Palaearctic Japan
Identification
* Steyskal GC (1957) A revision of the family Dryomyzidae (Diptera,. Acalyptratae). ''Pap. Mich. Acad. Sci.'' 42:55–68. World revision. Species keys.
* Czerny, L. (1930), Dryomyzidae und Neottiophilidae. 38b. In: Lindner, E. (Ed.). ''Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region'' 5(1): 1–18. Keys to Palaearctic species (in German).
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Brachycera families