The Anthomyiidae are a large and diverse

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. Most look rather like small houseflies, but are commonly drab grey. The

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''Anthomyia'', in contrast, is generally conspicuously patterned in black-and-white or black-and-silvery-grey. Most are difficult to identify, apart from a few groups such as the kelp flies that are conspicuous on beaches. The name Anthomyiidae was derived from Greek ''anthos'' (flower) plus ''myia'' (a fly). Some species are commonly called "root-maggots", as the

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e are found in the stems and roots of various plants. As larvae, some also feed on decaying plant material. The well-known grey "seaweed flies" or "kelp flies" ('' Fucellia'') are examples. Others are scavengers in such places as birds' nests; yet other species are

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s; the family also includes

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s, and

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larvae. Some species in the family are significant agricultural pests, particularly some from the genus '' Delia'', which includes the onion fly ('' D. antiqua''), the wheat bulb fly (''D. coarctata''), the turnip root fly ('' D. floralis''), the bean seed fly ('' D. platura''), and the cabbage root fly ('' D. radicum''). In some contexts, like mountain environments, the adults can be common flower visitors, also being involved in pollination.

Description

For terms see

Morphology of Diptera Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) ...

These flies are small or moderate in size. Hypopleural bristles found on the sides of the thorax are apical. The anal vein of the wing reaches the margin of the wings (except in ''Chelisia''). The median vein is straight, not curved towards the anterior alar margin. Three pairs of postsutural dorsocentral bristles almost always are present. The first segment of the posterior tarsi are on the lower side near the base with minute bristles. The sternopleuron lower side often has short, soft hairs. Eyes in the male in most cases are close-set or contiguous. Females of many species are not known as of yet.

Classification

*Family Anthomyiidae -- anthomyiid flies :*Subfamily Anthomyiinae ::*Tribe Anthomyiini :::*Genus ''

Anthomyia ''Anthomyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyiidae. They look rather like small houseflies, but commonly have conspicuous black-and-white patterning. This appears to be a mild form of aposematic Aposematism is the advertising by a ...

'' Meigen, 1803 :::*Genus '' Botanophila'' Lioy, 1864 :::*Genus '' Chiastocheta'' Pokorny, 1889 :::*Genus '' Fucellia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1842 :::*Genus '' Hylemya'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Hylemyza'' Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 ::*Tribe Chirosiini :::*Genus '' Chirosia'' Rondani, 1856 :::*Genus '' Egle'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Lasiomma''

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, 1916 :::*Genus '' Strobilomyia'' Michelsen, 1988 ::*Tribe Hydrophoriini :::*Genus '' Acridomyia'' Stackelberg, 1929 :::*Genus ''

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'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Boreophorbia'' Michelsen, 1987 :::*Genus '' Coenosopsia'' Malloch, 1924 :::*Genus '' Delia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Eustalomyia'' Kowarz, 1873 :::*Genus '' Heterostylodes'' Hennig, 1967 :::*Genus '' Hydrophoria'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Leucophora'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Paregle'' Schnabl, 1911 :::*Genus '' Phorbia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :::*Genus '' Subhylemyia'' Ringdahl, 1933 :::*Genus '' Zaphne'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 :*Subfamily Pegomyinae ::*Tribe Pegomyini :::*Genus '' Alliopsis'' Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 :::*Genus '' Emmesomyia'' Malloch, 1917 :::*Genus '' Eutrichota'' Kowarz, 1893 :::*Genus '' Mycophaga'' Rondani, 1856 :::*Genus '' Paradelia'' Ringdahl, 1933 :::*Genus '' Parapegomyia'' Griffiths, 1984 :::*Genus '' Pegomya'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 ::*Tribe Myopinini :::*Genus '' Pegoplata'' Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 :::*Genus '' Calythea'' Schnabl in Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 :::*Genus '' Myopina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

References

* Genera - Suwa, M., & B. Darvas, 1998. Family Anthomyiidae. In: ''Contributions to a manual of Palaearctic Diptera'' Volume 3 (L. Papp & B. Darvas, eds.): 571–616. Science Herald, Budapest. * Species - Hennig, W., 1966–1976. 63a. Anthomyiidae. In: ''Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region'' 7(1) (

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*Ackland, D. M. 2008. Revision of Afrotropical ''Delia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), with descriptions of six new species. ''

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*K. Yu. Elberg Family Anthomyiidae in Grigory Bey-Bienko, Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 ''Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR'' Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition *Emden, F. I. Van (1941): Keys to the Muscidae of the Ethiopian Region :Scatophaginae, Anthomyiinae, Lispinae, Fanniinae. ''Bull. Ent.Res.'', 1941–1942, 32: 251–275. Keys to Afrotropical genera and

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. See Pont & Ackland in Crosskey, R. W. ''et al.'' 1980 for updated classification and nomenclature. *Hennig, W., 1966–1976. 63a. Anthomyiidae. In: ''Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region'' 7(1) (

Erwin Lindner Erwin Lindner (7 April 1888 – 30 November 1988) was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He was born in Böglins, Memmingen and died in Stuttgart, aged 100 years. In 1913 Erwin Lindner joined the Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

species. *Hucket, H. C. (1965): The Muscidae of Northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Diptera). ''Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada'', 42: 1–369. Keys, illustrations. *Huckett H. C. (1971): The Anthomyiidae of California exclusive of. the subfamily Scatophaginae (Diptera). ''Bull. Calif. Insect Survey''. 12: 1–121. Illustrated Keys. South Nearctic and North Neotropical. *Pont, A.C., 1972, ''Family Muscidae''. In: ''A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States'', 97, 111 p. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. *Suwa, M. (1974): Anthomyiidae of Japan (Diptera). ''Insecta Matsumurana New Series'' 4 : 1–247. Comprehensive revision. Excellent illustrations. *Suwa, M., & B. Darvas (1998): Family Anthomyiidae. In: ''Contributions to a manual of Palaearctic Diptera'' Volume 3 (L. Papp & B. Darvas, eds.): 571–616. Science Herald, Budapest.

Species lists

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External links

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See also

References

Further reading

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