''Heterostomus'' is a genus 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 ...

in the family

Xylophagidae The Brachyceran infraorder Xylophagomorpha is a small group that consists solely of the family Xylophagidae, which presently contains subfamilies that were sometimes considered to be two small related families (Coenomyiidae and Rachiceridae). ...

. Some authors have placed it in is own family: Heterostomidae. Woodley 2011 States that because its larvae are unknown, its family placement within Xylophagidae remains uncertain.

Distribution

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Species

*'' Heterostomus curvipalpis''

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 ...

, 1857

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18112994 Xylophagidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot Diptera of South America Endemic fauna of Chile