Xylomyidae

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Xylomyidae
Temporal range: Barremian–Recent
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Solva marginata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Stratiomyomorpha
Superfamily: Stratiomyoidea
Family: Xylomyidae
de Meijere, 1913 [1]
Synonyms

Xylomyidae is a family of flies known commonly as the wood soldier flies. They are xylophagous and are associated with dead or dying wood. [4]

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Description

Wing venation of Xylomya maculata Xylomya maculata venation.png
Wing venation of Xylomya maculata

For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

These flies are 4 to 14 millimeters long. Their coloration is variable. They have spurs on the mid and hind tibiae. The antennae are conical. [5] [6]

Genera

As of 2011 there were 138 described species in four genera. [7] [5] These include:

Extinct genera

Species lists

Phylogeny

 Stratiomyomorpha  

 Xylomyidae subfamily Xylomyinae of Stratiomyidae in older works

  Stratiomyidae

  Pantophthalmidae

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