- Aulacigastridae
Taxobox
name = Aulacigastridae
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image_width = 225px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
subclassis =Pterygota
infraclassis =Neoptera
superordo =Endopterygota |
ordo = Diptera
subordo =Brachycera
infraordo =Muscomorpha
zoosectio =Schizophora
zoosubsectio =Acalyptratae
superfamilia =Opomyzoidea
familia = Aulacigastridae
familia_authority = Duda, 1921
synonyms = *Aulacigastreridae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = *Aulacigaster Macquart, 1835Aulacigastridae is a very small family of flies know as Sap flies. The family
Stenomicridae used to be included within this family, but was moved by Papp in 1984.The
larva e of Sap Flies feed on the on the sap ofdeciduous and coniferous trees (Sap runs) and feed on micro-organisms within the sap. Adults feed onnectar , and other fermenting substances.External links
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