| Myiomyrmica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Tribe: | Cephaliini |
| Genus: | Myiomyrmica Steyskal, 1961 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cephalia fenestrata Coquillett, 1900 [2] | |
Myiomyrmica is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
The Ulidiidae or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, along with members of other families in the superfamily Tephritoidea that have patterns of bands or spots on the wings. Some species share with the Tephritidae an unusual elongated posteroapical projection of the anal cell in the wing, but can be differentiated by the smoothly curving subcostal vein. Two species, Tetanops myopaeformis and Euxesta stigmatias, are agricultural pests.
Clusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small, thin, yellow to black acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna and with the wing usually partially infuscated. They have a cylindrical body. The head is round, the vertical plate reaches the anterior margin of the frons and the vibrissae on the head are large. The costa is interrupted near subcosta and the latter developed throughout length. Larvae are found in the bark of trees, the flies on trunks. The larvae are notable for their ability to jump. Males of many species in the subfamily Clusiodinae have been observed while engaged in lekking behaviour. There are hundreds of species in 14 genera found in all the Ecoregions, although most species occur in tropical regions. The type genus is Clusia Haliday, 1838.
Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in flies. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species and genera of flies. Coquillett was also the first to attempt fumigation with hydrocyanic acid as a means for controlling citrus scale insects. He experimented in the Wolfskill orange groves where he was supported by the foreman and later quarantine entomologist Alexander Craw in 1888–89.
Ateloglossa is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Catharosia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Gnadochaeta is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Lypha is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Aciurina is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Neaspilota is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Haigia is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Ulidiotites is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Myiomyrmica fenestrata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Cephalia of the family Ulidiidae.
Ulidiotites dakotana is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ulidiotites of the family Ulidiidae.
Tetropismenus is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Tujunga is a monotypic genus of picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae. Tujunga mackenziei is the sole species in the genus.
Otitinae is the name of a subfamily of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It was formerly the Otitidae. Like the Ulidiinae, most species are herbivorous or saprophagous. Most species share with the Tephritidae an unusual elongated projection of the anal cell in the wing, but can be differentiated by the smoothly curving subcostal vein. Most are dull gray to shiny brown or black flies with vein R1 setulose or, in a few cases, bare.
Nostima is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Myennidini is a tribe of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Ilytheinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Hyadina is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.