Pallopteridae

Taxobox
name = Pallopteridae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Palloptera umbellatarum"
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 = Tephritoidea
familia = Pallopteridae
diversity_link = Pallopteridae
diversity = 15 genera, ca. 50 species
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision = *Eurygnathomyiinae
*Pallopterinae

Pallopteridae, or flutter-wing flies (or trembling-wing, or waving-wing flies, because of the striking vibration of the wings in many species) is a family of Diptera. Over 50 species in 15 genera are found in the temperate regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Biology

Little is known. Adults have been found on flowers and low hanging branches in shady habits. Known larvae are phytophagous or carnivorous (some species preying on beetles - Cerambycidae and Scolytidae. One species is recorded as preying on larvae of Cecidomyiidae. Some have been found in flower buds and stems.

Family Description

See [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/pallopte.htm]

Identification (Literature)

* Czerny, L. , 1927:in Lindner,E. 53a. Helomyzidae, 53b. Trichoscelidae und 53c. Chiromyidae, in: "Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region"., Stuttgart. Keys genera.

pecies Lists

* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10937 West Palaearctic including Russia]

* [http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/diptera/dipm-p.htm#anchor172942 Nearctic]

* [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/pallopteridae.html Australasian/Oceanian]

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

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See [http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=35 Diptera. info] and [http://bugguide.net/node/view/12755/bgimage Bug Guide]

Fossils

Five species in 4 genera are recorded in the fossil record of this family.