Helcomyzinae
Encyclopedia
Helcomyzinae is a small subfamily
of Acalyptratae
flies
. Most authors consider they are now placed in the family Dryomyzidae
. They are sometimes placed in the family Coelopidae
, or elevated to family rank as Helcomyzidae.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora, commonly referred to as the acalyptrate muscoids . It is a very large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse habits, with one notable and perhaps surprising exception; there are no known acalyptrates that are obligate blood-feeders , though this is a life...
flies
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
. Most authors consider they are now placed in the family Dryomyzidae
Dryomyzidae
Dryomyzidae is a small family of flies.There are about 22 species in 6 genera Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere....
. They are sometimes placed in the family Coelopidae
Coelopidae
Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae Diptera, they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, though this term is used for a number of seashore diptera...
, or elevated to family rank as Helcomyzidae.
Classification
- Genus: Helcomyza CurtisJohn Curtis (entomologist)John Curtis was an English entomologist and illustrator.-Biography:Curtis was born in Norwich and learned his engraving skills in the workshop of his father, Charles Morgan Curtis...
, 1825 - H. mediterranea LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1854 - H. mirabilis MelanderAxel Leonard MelanderAxel Leonard Melander was an American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera.His collection is shared between the German Entomological Institute and the Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C-External links:*...
, 1920 - H. ustulata CurtisJohn Curtis (entomologist)John Curtis was an English entomologist and illustrator.-Biography:Curtis was born in Norwich and learned his engraving skills in the workshop of his father, Charles Morgan Curtis...
, 1825 - Genus: Heterocheila RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1857 - H. buccata (FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1820) - H. hannai (Cole, 1921)
- Genus: Malacomyia HalidayAlexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...
in Westwood, 1840 - M. sciomyzina (HalidayAlexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...
, 1833)