| Lonchaea | |
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| Lonchaea, Italy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lonchaeidae |
| Genus: | Lonchaea Fallén, 1820 |
Lonchaea is a genus of lance flies in the family Lonchaeidae. There are at least 238 described species in Lonchaea, found worldwide. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These 260 species belong to Lonchaea. [1] [2] [4]
Helina is a very large genus from the fly family Muscidae.
The Lonchaeidae are a family of acalyptrate flies commonly known as lance flies. 610 described species are placed into 10 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies. They are found, most commonly in wooded areas, throughout the world with the exception of polar regions and New Zealand. Details of the distribution of genera and species by biogeographic realm are included in the World Catalogue of the family Lonchaeidae
Hybotidae, the typical dance flies, are a family of true flies. They belong to the superfamily Empidoidea and were formerly included in the Empididae as a subfamily.
The genus Chrysotoxum consists of large, wasp-mimicking species. The adults are distinguished by very long antennae, oval abdomen with yellow stripes, and yellow patterns on the thoracic pleurae . The species of Chrysotoxum are chiefly Holarctic in distribution. . The species in this genus, are mostly very uniform in structure and colour and are separated with difficulty. Larvae are specialized in preying upon root aphids associated with ant nests.
Coenosia is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae. Coenosia are known as tiger flies since they are predators and hunt many kinds of insects and other invertebrates.
Spilogona is a very large genus of flies from the family Muscidae.
Rhamphomyia is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It contains more than 600 species in 8 subgenera.
Leucophora is a genus of root-maggot flies in the family Anthomyiidae. There are at least 60 described species in Leucophora.
Clusiodes is a genus of flies in the family Clusiidae. There are at least 70 described species in Clusiodes.
Cordilura is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are more than 90 described species in Cordilura.
Palloptera is a genus of flutter flies in the family Pallopteridae. There are at least 30 described species in Palloptera.
Odinia is a genus of flies in the family Odiniidae. There are more than 20 described species in Odinia.
Sciomyzinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
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