Cyrtinae

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Cyrtinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Cyrtinae
Newman, 1834
Genera

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Cyrtinae is a subfamily of the Acroceridae (small-headed flies). Their larvae are endoparasites of araneomorph spiders in the subgroup Entelegynae. [1]

Genera

The subfamily includes twelve extant genera and two extinct: [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acroceridae</span> Family of flies

The Acroceridae are a small family of odd-looking flies. They have a hump-backed appearance with a strikingly small head, generally with a long proboscis for accessing nectar. They are rare and not widely known. The most frequently applied common names are small-headed flies or hunch-back flies. Many are bee or wasp mimics. Because they are parasitoids of spiders, they also are sometimes known as spider flies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acrocerinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Acrocerinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. Their larvae are endoparasites of araneomorph spiders, with the exception of Carvalhoa appendiculata which can develop as ectoparasitoids on their host spiders. Traditionally, the subfamily included the genera now placed in Cyrtinae and Ogcodinae, but the subfamily in this sense was found to be polyphyletic and was split up in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philopotinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Philopotinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies. They have an arched body shape, as well as enlarged postpronotal lobes that form a collar behind the head. Their larvae are endoparasites of araneomorph spiders in the subgroup Entelegynae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panopinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Panopinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies (Acroceridae). Their larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae.

<i>Acrocera</i> Genus of flies

Acrocera is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae.

<i>Ogcodes</i> Genus of flies

Ogcodes is a cosmopolitan genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. About 90 species have been described for the genus. It is the most common and speciose genus in its family. These flies are endoparasitoids of ground-dwelling entelegyne spiders.

Ocnaea is a genus of small-headed flies. There are 20 described species in Ocnaea.

Archocyrtus is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. The genus is known from compression fossils from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan. The genus is the only member of the subfamily Archocyrtinae.

Cyrtinella is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. The genus is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene of Poland and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It contains only one species, Cyrtinella flavinigra.

<i>Schlingeromyia</i> Extinct genus of flies

Schlingeromyia is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. The genus is known from Upper Cretaceous fossils in Burmese amber from Myanmar. It contains only one species, Schlingeromyia minuta.

Villalites is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene, though the locality is unknown. It contains only one species, Villalites electrica.

<i>Burmacyrtus</i> Extinct genus of flies

Burmacyrtus is an extinct genus of small-headed flies of uncertain placement. The genus is known from Upper Cretaceous fossils in amber from Myanmar. It contains only one species, Burmacyrtus rusmithi.

Archaeterphis is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene, though the locality is unknown. It contains only one species, Archaeterphis hennigi.

Prophilopota is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene.

Schlingeriella is a genus of small-headed flies. It contains only one species, Schlingeriella irwini, endemic to New Caledonia.

Philopota is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is the type genus of the subfamily Philopotinae.

<i>Panops</i> Genus of flies

Panops is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively.

Apsona is a genus of small-headed flies. It contains only one species, Apsona muscaria, which is endemic to New Zealand. It is very similar to the North American species Eulonchus smaragdinus.

<i>Sabroskya</i> Genus of flies

Sabroskya is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from South Africa and Malawi. It is named after the American entomologist Curtis Williams Sabrosky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ogcodinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Ogcodinae is a subfamily of the Acroceridae. Their larvae are endoparasites of araneomorph spiders in the subgroup Entelegynae.

References

  1. 1 2 Gillung, Jessica P.; Winterton, Shawn L. (2019). "Evolution of fossil and living spider flies based on morphological and molecular data (Diptera, Acroceridae)". Systematic Entomology . 44 (4): 820–841. doi: 10.1111/syen.12358 .
  2. ↑ Gillung, Jessica P.; Winterton, Shaun L. (2017). "A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic Amber". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 16 (4): 325–350. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1289566.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Schlinger, Evert I. (1972). "New East Asian and American genera of the "Cyrtus-Opsebius" branch of the Acroceridae (Diptera)" (PDF). Pacific Insects . 14 (2): 409–428.
  4. ↑ Sabrosky, Curtis W. (1950). "A new genus and two new species of, and miscellaneous notes on African Acroceridae (DIPTERA)". Systematic Entomology. 19 (3–4): 47–52. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1950.tb00924.x.
  5. ↑ Schlinger, E. I. (1960). "A review of the South African Acroceridae (Diptera)". Annals of the Natal Museum . 14 (3): 459–504.
  6. ↑ Brunetti, E. (1926). "New and little-known Cyrtidæ (Diptera)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 9. 18 (107): 561–606. doi:10.1080/00222932608633552.
  7. ↑ Cole, F. R. (1918). "A new genus of Cyrtidae from South America (Dipt.)". Entomological News . 29: 61–64.


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