Xylomyidae

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Xylomyidae
File:Solva-marginata-Wood-soldierfly-20110620a.jpg
Solva marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Brachycera
Infraorder:
Tabanomorpha
Superfamily:
Stratiomyoidea
Family:
Xylomyidae

Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Xylomyidae is a family of flies known commonly as the wood soldier flies. They are xylophagous and are associated with dead or dying wood.[1]

Description

File:VerrallBrachyceraPage57.jpg
Figure 82 Wing venation of Xylomyia maculata

For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

These flies are 4 to 14 millimeters long. Their coloration is variable. They have spurs on the mid and hind tibiae. The antennae are conical.[2]

Genera

As of 2011 there were 138 described species in four genera.[2] These include:

Species lists

Phylogeny

 Stratiomyomorpha  


 Xylomyidae subfamily Xylomyinae of Stratiomyidae in older works


 Stratiomyidae



 Pantophthalmidae


References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fachin, D. A. and Amorim, D. D. S. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Arthropeina Lindner, 1949 (Diptera: Xylomyidae). Zootaxa 3827(2) 231-57.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Xylomyidae&oldid=2347408"