Psilidae

Taxobox
name = Psilidae

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Acalyptratae
superfamilia = Diopsoidea
familia = Psilidae
subdivision_ranks = Subfamily
subdivision = *Chylizinae
*Loxocerinae
*Psilinae

Psilidae is family of two-winged flies. Commonly called the rust flies, there are at least 38 species in 4 genera. The Carrot fly ("Chamaepsila rosae") is a member of this group.

Family Description

See [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/psilidae.htm] Description and plates from Francis Walker's "Insecta Britannica Diptera".

pecies Distribution

* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10948 Western Palaearctic] (including Russia,Turkey)

References

* [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/psilidae.html Description in the Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog hosted at Bishop Museum]
* [http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=41 Image Gallery at Diptera.info]
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