Diadocidiidae

Diadocidiidae Temporal range: Cretaceous[1] - recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Bibionomorpha
Superfamily:	Sciaroidea
Family:	Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863
Genera
Diadocidia Palaeodocidia †Docidiadia
Diversity
23 species

Diadocidiidae is a family of Diptera. There are two described genera with over twenty species^[2][3]. Diadocidiidae are found worldwide, except in Africa and Antarctica. It is usually considered close to Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae and Ditomyiidae^[4], and was previously included in Mycetophilidae. They are woodland flies. The larvae spin silken tubes under bark or in dead logs.

References

• Laštovka P. & Matile L. 1972 Révision des Diadocidia Holarctiques [Dipt. Mycetophilidae]. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N. S.) 8: 205-223.

1. ^ Blagoderov, V. & Grimaldi, D.A. Fossil Sciaroidea (Diptera) in Cretaceous Ambers, Exclusive of Cecidomyiidae, Sciaridae, and Keroplatidae. American Museum Novitates 3433 (2004)
2. ^ Jaschhof, M., Jaschhof,C. On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Costa Rica. Zootaxa 1586: 33–38 (2007)
3. ^ Jaschhof, M., Jaschhof,C. On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 1655: 63–68 (2007)
4. ^ Hippa, H. & Vilkamaa, P. 2005. Phylogeny of the Sciaroidea (Diptera): the implication of additional taxa and character data. Zootaxa 1132, 63-68 (2006)

External links

• EOL
• Diptera.info Image

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