| Rachicerinae | |
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| Rachicerus obscuripennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Xylophagidae |
| Subfamily: | Rachicerinae |
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The Rachicerinae are a small monogeneric subfamily of flies belonging to the family Xylophagidae. [1] [2]
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length; many are less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. Some Cecidomyiids are also known for the strange phenomenon of paedogenesis in which the larval stage reproduces without maturing first. In some species, the daughter larvae consume the mother, while in others, reproduction occurs later on in the egg or pupa.
The Chironomoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera, suborder Nematocera, infraorder Culicomorpha. This superfamily contains the families Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae.
The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae.
The Brachyceran infraorder Xylophagomorpha is a small group that consists solely of the family Xylophagidae, which presently contains subfamilies that were sometimes considered to be two small related families. Other obsolete names for members of this family include Exeretonevridae and Heterostomidae.
Blondeliini is a tribe of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of other insects, mostly beetles and caterpillars. Although nearly cosmopolitan, its greatest diversity is in the New World and especially in South America.
Eryciini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae
Rachicerus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae.
Medeterinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Euparyphus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Leucotabanus annulatus is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. Larvae inhabit termite nests.
Dialysis is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae.
Rachicerus honestus is a species of fly in the family Xylophagidae.
Dialysis dispar is a species of fly in the family Xylophagidae.
Ptecticus sackenii is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.
Xylophagus lugens is a species of fly in the family Xylophagidae.
Xylophagus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae.
Coenomyia is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae.
Rachicerus fulvicollis is a species of fly in the family Xylophagidae.
Xylophagus cinctus is a species of fly in the family Xylophagidae
Heterostomus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae. It includes a single species, Heterostomus curvipalpis, known from Chile. It has a reddish-brown pupa with black spines.
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