The Inbiomyiidae are a 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 ...

first described in 2006. 11 species have been described all in the

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''Inbiomyia'' distributed in the

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region. These are very small, mostly dark flies. The

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l biology remains unknown.

Family characteristics

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. Inbiomyiidae are minute to small (1.3 to 1.6 mm) flies. Characteristics of the family include an extremely shortened head with nonfunctional

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and reduced

chaetotaxy Chaetotaxy is the arrangement of bristles (macrochaetae) on an arthropod or annelid, or taxonomy based on their position and size. For example, it is important in Diptera, in which group it was formalised by Ernst August Girschner. The term chaeto ...

and a shortened first

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with very elongate, dorsoapically inserted arista. The labellar lobes of the proboscis are largely separate and point in different directions. The mid tibia lacks an apicoventral bristle. There are also unusual features of the male and female genitalia. The eggs are large and extremely flattened and are only present in the female abdomen in small numbers.

Species

*'' Inbiomyia acmophallus'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia anemosyris'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia anodonta'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia azevedoi'' Riccardi & Amorim, 2019 *'' Inbiomyia empheres'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia exul'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia matamata'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia mcalpineorum'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia pterygion'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia regina'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia scoliostylus'' Buck, 2006 *'' Inbiomyia zeugodonta'' Buck, 2006

References

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