Asteiidae

Taxobox
name = Asteiidae

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image_caption = "Asteia amona" from Walker Insecta Brittanica Diptera
image_width = 200px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Acalyptratae
superfamilia = Opomyzoidea
familia = Asteiidae
familia_authority = Loew
synonyms =
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision = *Asteiinae"
*Sigaloessinae"

Asteiidae is a small but widespread family of acalyptrate flies or Diptera. About 130 species in 10 genera have been described world-wide.They are rarely collected.

Family Description

Adult asteiids are small (1-3 milimeter),thin-bodied , delicate flies.The wings are relatively long and transparent. See [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/asteiida.htm]

Biology

Adults have been collected at windows and tree wounds . Larval biologies are unknown, but adults have been reared from fungi, stalks of Cannabis sativa, flower buds, and dried reed stems. Sabrosky (1987) suggested that the larvae may be scavengers in the frass of other insects.

pecies Lists

* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10885 Palaearctic]

* [http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/diptera/dipa.htm#anchor417721 Nearctic]

* [http://konchudb.agr.agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mokuroku/ Japan] One species

Identification (Literature)

Sabrosky, C.W. , 1943. New genera and species of Asteiidae (Diptera), with a review of the family in the Americas. "Annals of the Entomological Society of America": 36(3):501-514. Available online at [http://chla.library.cornell.edu the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture] , Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.

Sabrosky, C.W. , 1956. Additions to the knowledge of Old World Asteiidae."Revue francaise d'entomologie" (Nouvelle Serie) 23:216-243.

Authorship

The family Asteiidae was erected by Hermann Loew

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See [http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=67 Images at Diptera.info]

References

Papp, L. 1998. Family Asteiidae. I: Papp, L. and Darvas, B.: "Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera". 3: 295-303. Science Herald, Budapest.

Papp L., 1984. Family Asteiidae. In: Soós Á. & Papp L. (eds.), "Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera", 10. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest - Elsevier, Amsterdam: 63-66.