Clusiidae

Clusiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Section:	Schizophora
Superfamily:	Opomyzoidea
Family:	Clusiidae
Subfamilies
Clusiinae Frey, 1960 Clusiodinae Frey, 1960 Sobarocephalinae Lonsdale & Marshall, 2006[1]
Synonyms
Heteroneuridae[1]

Paraclusia tigrina engaged in lekking behaviour

Clusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small (~ 3.5 mm), thin, yellow to black acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna and with the wing usually partially infuscated. The larvae are notable for their ability to jump. Males of many species in the subfamily Clusiodinae have been observed while engaged in lekking behaviour. There are hundreds of species in 14 genera in all over the World, although most species occur in tropical regions. The type genus is Clusia Haliday, 1838.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Lonsdale, Owen; Marshall, Stephen A. (2006). "Redefinition of the Clusiinae and Clusiodinae, description of the new subfamily Sobarocephalinae, revision of the genus Chaetoclusia and a description of Procerosoma gen. n. (Diptera: Clusiidae)" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). European Journal of Entomology (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Entomological Society) 103 (1): 163–182. http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/1090/eje_103_1_163_Lonsdale.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 

External links

• Tree of Life An expertised up to date account.
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Species lists

• West Palaearctic including Russia
• Nearctic
• Australasian and Oceanian
• Japan