| Sciasminettia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lauxaniidae |
| Subfamily: | Lauxaniinae |
| Genus: | Sciasminettia Shewell, 1986 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Sciasmomyia dichaetophora Hendel, 1907 | |
Sciasminettia is a genus of small Palearctic flies of the family Lauxaniidae. [2]
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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.
Homoneura is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
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.
Sapromyzosoma is a subgenus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Sapromyza is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. There are at least 330 described species in Sapromyza.
Calliopum is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Hemeromyia is a genus of flies (Diptera).
Colobaea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Cestrotus is a genus of brachyceran flies in the family Lauxaniidae.
Svarciella is a subgenus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Minilimosina is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Thoracochaeta is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.
Geomyza is a genus of flies in the family Opomyzidae. There are at least 30 described species in Geomyza.
Xeniconeura is a genus of flies in the family Lauxaniidae. There is one described species in Xeniconeura, X. costalis.
Xenopterella is a genus of flies in the family Lauxaniidae. There are at least two described species in Xenopterella.
Schroederella is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are about 14 described species in Schroederella.
Odinia is a genus of flies in the family Odiniidae. There are more than 20 described species in Odinia.
Microselia is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae.
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