Lonchaeidae is a family of acalyptrate

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

Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...

 commonly known as lance flies. There are about 500 described species in 9 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies. They are found, mainly in wooded areas, throughout the world with the exception of polar

Polar climate

Regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers . Regions with polar climate cover over 20% of the Earth. The sun shines 24 hours in the summer, and barely ever shines at all in the winter...

 regions and New Zealand

New Zealand

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The larva

Larva

A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...

e are mostly phytophagous, feeding on already damaged plant tissues, although coprophagous, mycophagous

Fungus

A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...

, saprophagous and predatory

Predation

In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator feeds on its prey . Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation always results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorption of the prey's tissue through consumption...

 species are known.

List of genera

A list of genera of Lonchaeidae with approximate number of extant species

• Subfamily Dasiopinae
  • Genus Dasiops Rondani 1856, (Sometimes mis-spelt Dasyops) 126 species
• Subfamily Lonchaeinae
  • Genus Chaetolonchaea Czerny 1934, 7 species
  • Genus Earomyia Zetterstedt 1842, 22 species
  • Genus Lamprolonchaea Bezzi 1920, (Sometimes mis-spelt Lamprolonchea) 19 species
  • Genus Lonchaea Fallen 1820, 209 species
  • Genus Neosilba McAlpine 1982, 18 species
  • Genus Protearomyia McAlpine 1962, 6 species
  • Genus Setisquamalonchaea Morge 1963, 4 species
  • Genus Silba MacQuart, 1851, 89 species

External links

http://lonchaeidae.myspecies.info/

• World checklist pdf