Suilliinae

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Suilliinae
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Suillia sp. showing orbital plates
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Subfamily: Suilliinae
Wahlgren, 1917

Suilliinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. [1] The two genera in this subfamily were formerly placed the subfamily Heleomyzinae, but they are now considered to make up a subfamily of their own. [2] [3]

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Description

Suilliinae differ from other Heleomyzidae in that their orbital plates angle inward, away from the inner margins of the eyes. [4] They are often associated with fungi. [3]

Taxonomy

Suilliinae contains the following genera:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Subfamily Suilliinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ↑ McAlpine, David K. (29 August 2007). "Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets". Records of the Australian Museum. 59 (3): 143–219. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487 . Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. 1 2 Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. p. 323. ISBN   978-1-77085-100-9.
  4. ↑ Gill, Gordon D. (1962). "The Heleomyzid Flies of American North of Mexico (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)" . Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 113 (3465): 495–603. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.113-3465.495. hdl:10088/16844 . Retrieved 2022-02-18.


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