The Strongylophthalmyiidae are a small

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

of about 80 species of slender, long-legged

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 ...

, the majority of which occur in the

Oriental The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

and

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...

n regions. They are divided into 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 ...

, the monotypic Southeast Asian genus '' Nartshukia'' Shatalkin, 1993 and '' Strongylophthalmyia'' Heller, 1902. The relationships of the group are obscure; formerly the genus ''Strongylophthalmyia'' was classified with the

Psilidae The Psilidae are family of flies. Commonly called the rust flies, at least 38 species are in four genera. The carrot fly (''Chamaepsila rosae'') is a member of this group. They are found mainly in the Holarctic. Description For terms see Morpholo ...

, and some recent classifications place it within the

Tanypezidae The Tanypezidae, known as the “stretched-foot flies”, are small family of acalyptrate Diptera (Schizophora, Brachycera). The 28 species are found mostly in the New World, divided between two genera: ''Tanypeza'' (2 species) is found in North ...

. Little is known of their biology, but many species seem to be associated with rotting bark.

Species

*Genus '' Strongylophthalmyia'' Heller, 1902 :*'' S. angustipennis'' Melander, 1920 :*'' S. brunneipennis'' (De Meijere, 1914) :*'' S. caliginosa'' Iwasa, 1992 :*'' S. coarctata'' Hendel, 1913 :*'' S. crinita'' Hennig, 1940 :*'' S. dorsocentralis'' Papp, 2006 :*'' S. freidbergi'' Shatalkin, 1996 :*'' S. gibbifera'' Shatalkin, 1993 :*'' S. lutea'' (De Meijere, 1914) :*'' S. macrocera'' Papp, 2006 :*'' S. metatarsata'' De Meijere, 1919 :*'' S. nigricoxa'' (De Meijere, 1914) :*'' S. palpalis'' Papp, 2006 :*'' S. pectinigera'' Shatalkin, 1996 :*'' S. pengellyi'' Barber, 2006 :*'' S. pictipes''

Frey Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, and weather. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and ...

1935 :*'' S. polita'' (De Meijere, 1914) :*'' S. punctata'' Hennig, 1940 :*'' S. thaii'' Papp, 2006 :*'' S. ustulata'' (

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1844) :*'' S. verrucifera'' Shatalkin, 1996 *Genus '' Nartshukia'' Shatalkin, 1993 :*'' N. musiva'' Shatalkin, 1993

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