The Helosciomyzidae are a small family of

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- 9 genera and 22 species. All are known from the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the

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genus '' Sciogriphoneura'', the family occurs in

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. Little is known of their biology.

Classification

*'' Cobergius'' Barnes, 1981 :*'' C. vittata'' ( Macquart, 1851) *'' Dasysciomyza'' Barnes, 1981 :*'' D. setuligera'' ( Malloch, 1922) :*'' D. pseudosetuligera'' (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928) *'' Eurotocus'' Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979 :*'' E. australis'' Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979 *'' Helosciomyza'' Hendel, 1917 :*'' H. fuscinervis'' ( Macquart, 1851) :*'' H. anaxantha'' Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979 :*'' H. australica'' Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979 :*'' H. ferruginea'' Hendel, 1917 :*'' H. macalpinei'' Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979 :*'' H. subalpina'' Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928 *'' Napaeosciomyza'' Barnes, 1981 :*'' N. rara'' (Hutton, 1901) :*'' N. spinicosta'' ( Malloch, 1922) :*'' N. subspinicosta'' (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928) *'' Neosciomyza'' Barnes, 1981 :*'' N. anhecta'' (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979) :*'' N. luteipennis'' (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979) *'' Polytocus'' Lamb, 1909 :*'' P. luteipennis'' Harrison, 1976 :*'' P. luteipennis'' Lamb, 1909 *'' Scordalus'' Barnes, 1981 :*'' S. femoratus'' (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928) *'' Xenosciomyza'' Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928 :*'' X. prima'' Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928 :*'' X. turbotti'' Harrison, 1955

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5320713 Brachycera families Sciomyzoidea