Helosciomyzidae
Encyclopedia
Helosciomyzidae is a very small family of flies
. They comprise nine genera and 22 species.
. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura the family occurs in Australia
, New Zealand
.
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...
. They comprise nine genera and 22 species.
Distribution
All are know from the Southern HemisphereSouthern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura the family occurs in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Classification
- Cobergius Barnes, 1981
- C. vittata (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1851) - Dasysciomyza Barnes, 1981
- D. setuligera (MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1922) - D. pseudosetuligera (Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928) - Eurotocus Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
- E. australis Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
- Helosciomyza HendelFriedrich Georg HendelFriedrich Georg Hendel was an Austrian Hauptsschuldirektor and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He described very many new species and made important contributions to the higher taxonomy of the Diptera.He was born in Vienna and died in Baden bei Wien...
, 1917 - H. fuscinervis (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1851) - H. anaxantha Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
- H. australica Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
- H. ferruginea HendelFriedrich Georg HendelFriedrich Georg Hendel was an Austrian Hauptsschuldirektor and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He described very many new species and made important contributions to the higher taxonomy of the Diptera.He was born in Vienna and died in Baden bei Wien...
, 1917 - H. macalpinei Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
- H. subalpina Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928 - Napaeosciomyza Barnes, 1981
- N. rara (Hutton, 1901)
- N. spinicosta (MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1922) - N. subspinicosta (Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928) - Neosciomyza Barnes, 1981
- N. anhecta (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)
- N. luteipennis (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)
- Polytocus Lamb, 1909
- P. luteipennis Harrison, 1976
- P. luteipennis Lamb, 1909
- Scordalus Barnes, 1981
- S. femoratus (Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928) - Xenosciomyza Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928 - X. prima Tonnoir & MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1928 - X. turbotti Harrison, 1955