Dryomyzidae

Dryomyzidae
Neuroctena anilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Brachycera
Section:	Schizophora
Subsection:	Acalyptratae
Superfamily:	Sciomyzoidea
Family:	Dryomyzidae
Genera
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Dryomyzidae is a small family of flies.

There are about 22 species in 6 genera (with two additional genera known only as fossils) Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere. Very little is known of the habits of the adults or immatures but adults are found in moist, shady habits among low-growing vegetation, fungi, and excrement. Larvae have been reared from decaying organic matter including carrion, dung, and fungi.

Family Description

See [1] including images from John Curtis British Insects.

Classification

• Sub Family: Dryomyzinae

• Genus: Dryomyza Fallén, 1820

• D. bergi Steyskal, 1957
• D. decrepita Zetterstedt, 1838
• D. ferruginea Melander, 1920
• D. flaveola (Fabricius, 1794)
• D. melanderi Steyskal, 1957
• D. senilis Zetterstedt, 1838
• D. setosa (Bigot, 1886)
• D. simplex Loew, 1862

• Genus: Neuroctena Róndani, 1868

• N. anilis Fallén, 1820
• N. caucasica (Ozerov, 1987)

• Genus: Oedoparena Curran, 1934

• O. glauca (Coquillett, 1900) ^[1]
• O. minor Suwa, 1981^[2]
• O. nigrifrons Mathis and Steyskal, 1980^[3]

• Sub Family: Helcomyzinae

• Genus: Helcomyza Curtis, 1825

• H. mediterranea Loew, 1854
• H. mirabilis Melander, 1920
• H. ustulata Curtis, 1825

• Genus: Heterocheila Róndani, 1857

• H. buccata (Fallén, 1820)
• H. hannai (Cole, 1921)

• Genus: Malacomyia Haliday in Westwood, 1840

• M. sciomyzina (Haliday, 1833)

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Distribution/Species Lists

• West Palaearctic
• Nearctic
• Japan

Identification

• Steyskal GC (1957) A revision of the family Dryomyzidae (Diptera,. Acalyptratae). Pap. Mich. Acad. Sci. 42:55–68. World revision. Species keys.
• Czerny, L. (1930), Dryomyzidae und Neottiophilidae. 38b. In: Lindner, E. (Ed.). Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region 5(1): 1–18. Keys to Palaearctic species (in German).

Fossil Record

Only four fossil species in three genera (all from the Tertiary) are known.

External links

• Image Gallery from Diptera.info

References

1. ^ Burger, J.F.; Anderson, J.R. & Knudsen, M.F. (1980). "The habits and life history of Oedoparena glauca (Diptera: Dryomyzidae), a predator of barnacles" (Print). Proe. entomol. Soc. Wash. 82: 360–377.. 
2. ^ Suwa, Masaaki (1981). "Description of a new Japanese species of Oedoparena, an Asio-American dipterous genus (Dryomyzidae)" (pdf). Insecta Matsumurana. New Series (Hokkaido, Japan: Hokkaido University) 20: 29–35. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9811/1/22_p29-35.pdf. 
3. ^ Mathis, W.N.; Steyskal, G.C. (1980). "A revision of the genus Oedoparena Curran (Diptera: Dryomyzidae; Dryomyzinae)." (Print). Proe. entomol. Soc. Wash. (Washington, U.S.) 82: 349–359.. 

• McAlpine, J. P. (ed.), 1981–89.Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Monograph