Clusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small (~ 3.5 mm), thin, yellow to black
acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna (The second segment of the antennae has a triangular projection over the third segment when viewed from the outside) and with the wing usually partially infuscated. They have a cylindrical body. The head is round, the vertical plate reaches the anterior margin of the frons and the vibrissae on the head are large. The costa is interrupted near subcosta and the latter developed throughout length. Larvae are found in the bark of trees, the flies on trunks. The larvae are notable for their ability to jump. Males of many species in the subfamily
Clusiodinae have been observed while engaged in
lekking behaviour. There are hundreds of species in 14 genera found in all the
Ecoregion
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s, although most species occur in tropical regions. The type genus is ''
Clusia
''Clusia'' is the type genus of the plant family Clusiaceae. Comprising 300-400 species, it is native to the tropics of the Americas. The genus is named by Carl Linnaeus in honor of the botanist Carolus Clusius.
The closest relatives of ''Clu ...
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Haliday, 1838.
Genera
*Subfamily
Clusiinae Frey
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, 1960
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Clusia
''Clusia'' is the type genus of the plant family Clusiaceae. Comprising 300-400 species, it is native to the tropics of the Americas. The genus is named by Carl Linnaeus in honor of the botanist Carolus Clusius.
The closest relatives of ''Clu ...
''
Haliday, 1838.
:*''
Melanoclusia''
Lonsdale & Marshall, 2008
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Phylloclusia''
Hendel, 1913
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Tetrameringia''
McAlpine, 1960
*Subfamily
Clusiodinae Frey, 1960
:*''
Allometopon''
Kertész, 1906
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Clusiodes''
Coquillett, 1904.
:*''
Czernyola''
Bezzi, 1907
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Electroclusiodes''
† Hennig, 1965
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Hendelia''
Czerny, 1903
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Heteromeringia''
Czerny, 1903
*Subfamily
Sobarocephalinae Lonsdale & Marshall, 2006
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Apiochaeta''
Czerny, 1903
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Chaetoclusia''
Coquillett, 1904.
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Procerosoma''
Lonsdale & Marshall, 2006
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Sobarocephala''
Czerny, 1903
Identification
*Lonsdale, O., Cheung, D.K.B. & Marshall, S.A. 2011. Key to the World genera and North American species of Clusiidae (Diptera: Schizophora). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 14, 3 May 2011, available online at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/lcm_14/lcm_14.html, doi: 10.3752/cjai.2011.14
*Przemysław Trojan, 1962 Odiniidae, Clusiidae, Anthomyzidae, Opomyzidae, Tethinidae in (series) ''Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski'', 28,54/58; Muchowki = Diptera, 54/58 Publisher Warszawa : Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe (in Polish)
References
External links
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