Suilliinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of flies in the family

Heleomyzidae The Heleomyzidae is a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 generaPape, Thomas, Vladimir Blagoderov, and Michail B. Mostovski. "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758." An ...

. The two

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

in this subfamily were formerly placed the subfamily Heleomyzinae, but they are now considered to make up a subfamily of their own.

Description

Suilliinae differ from other Heleomyzidae in that their orbital plates angle inward, away from the inner margins of the eyes. They are often associated with

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

Taxonomy

Suilliinae contains the following genera: * ''

Suillia ''Suillia'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family (biology), family Heleomyzidae. There are at least 130 described species in ''Suillia''. Species *''Suillia acroleuca, S. acroleuca'' (Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser, Speiser, 1910) *''Suillia affi ...

'' (= ''Allophyla'') * '' Porsenus''

References

Heleomyzidae Diptera subfamilies {{Heleomyzidae-stub