Axymyiidae
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The Nematocera
n family Axymyiidae is the sole member of the infraorder Axymyiomorpha, though it is often included within the infraorder Bibionomorpha
in older classifications. It is known from only 6 species in 3 genera, plus 3 fossil species.
Nematocera
Nematocera , is a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges....
n family Axymyiidae is the sole member of the infraorder Axymyiomorpha, though it is often included within the infraorder Bibionomorpha
Bibionomorpha
Bibionomorpha is an infraorder of Nematocera. One of its constituent families, the Anisopodidae, is the presumed sister taxon to the entire suborder Brachycera. Several of the remaining families in the infraorder are former subfamilies of the Mycetophilidae, which has been recently subdivided...
in older classifications. It is known from only 6 species in 3 genera, plus 3 fossil species.
- Axymyia McAtee 1921
- A. furcata McAtee 1921
- A. japonica Ishida 1953
- Mesaxymyia Mamaev 1968
- M. kerteszi (Duda), 1930
- M. stackelbergi Mamaev 1968
- Protaxymyia Mamaev & Krivosheina 1966
- P. melanoptera Mamaev & Krivosheina 1966
- P. sinica Yang 1993
External links
- UBC Diptera Description of Order and Families in British Columbia Family description.