Sapromyzosoma | |
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Sapromyza (Sapromyzosoma) quadricincta female | |
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Subgenus: | Sapromyzosoma Lioy, 1864 |
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Musca quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1767 | |
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Sapromyzosoma is a subgenus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in Cestrotus species. Many species have variegated patterns on their wings, but in contrast they generally do not have variegated bodies, except for genera such as Cestrotus, whose camouflage mimics lichens or the texture of granitic rocks.
Opomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats. Some species being agricultural pests.
The Celyphidae, commonly known as beetle flies or beetle-backed flies, are a family of flies. About 115 species in about 9 genera are known chiefly from the Oriental and Afrotropic biogeographic regions with one lineage in the New World.
Otites is a genus of picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae.
Minettia is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. They have almost worldwide distribution, is one of the most species rich genera of the family with more than 120 described species. The Palaearctic is the most diverse with some 56 described species. The genus is divided into 3 subgenera.
Aulogastromyia is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Tricholauxania is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Calliopum is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Sciasminettia is a genus of small Palearctic flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Meiosimyza is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Hemeromyia is a genus of flies (Diptera).
Meoneura is a genus of carnid flies (Diptera).
Colobaea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Meiosimyza rorida is a species of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Meiosimyza platycephala is a species of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Meiosimyza decempunctata is a species of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Calliopum simillimum is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Coproica is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Vermileo is a genus of wormlions in the family Vermileonidae.
Schroederella is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are about 14 described species in Schroederella.