Platypezidae

__NOTOC__Taxobox
name = Platypezidae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Larval galls (black objects) of "Agathomyia wankowiczii" on an Artist's Bracket fungus ("Ganoderma applanatum")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Aschiza
superfamilia = Platypezoidea
familia = Platypezidae
familia_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = Numerous, see text

Platypezidae is a family of true flies of the superfamily Platypezoidea. The more than 250 species are found worldwide primarily in woodland habitats. A common name is flat-footed flies, but this is also used for the closely related Opetiidae which were included in the Platypezidae in former tiems.Chandler (1991)]

Some other genera formerly included here have been recognized as quite more distant and are nowadays placed in the asilomoprh family Atelestidae.

Biology

Members of the Platypezidae inhabit forests. Larvae are fungivores. Adult males form aerial swarms before mating using trees or bushes as swarm markers. Some are attracted to wood smoke and wood ash. Adults may be found performing rapid erratic movements on broad leaves of both woody and herbaceous plants, evidently feeding on surface deposits.

elected genera

* "Agathomyia" Verrall, 1901
* "Bertamyia" Kessel, 1970
* "Bolopus"
* "Callomyia" Meigen, 1804
* "Calotarsa" Townsend, 1894
* "Grossoseta" Kessel & Kirby, 1968
* "Grossovena" Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968
* "Kesselimyia"
* "Lindneromyia" Kessel, 1965
* "Melanderomyia" Kessel, 1960
* "Metaclythia" Kessel, 1952
* "Microsania" Zetterstedt, 1837
* "Paraplatypeza" Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968
* "Penesymmetrica"Verify source|date=July 2008
* "Platypeza" Meigen, 1803
* "Platypezina" Wahlgren, 1910
* "Plesioclythia"Verify source|date=July 2008
* "Polyporivora" Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968
* "Protoclythia"
* "Seri" Kessel & Kessel, 1966
* "Symmetricella"Verify source|date=July 2008

Footnotes

References

* (1991): Platypezidae. 'In:" aut|Soós, Á. & Papp, L. (eds.): "Catalogue of Palearctic Diptera" (Volume 7): 205-217.
* (1994): The Oriental and Australasian species of Platypezidae (Diptera). "Invertebrate Taxonomy" 8(2): 351-434. doi|10.1071/IT9940351 (HTML abstract)
* (2001): The Flat-footed flies (Opetiidae and Platypezidae) of Europe. "Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica" 36: 1-278. ISBN 90-04-12023-8
* (1969): The Platypezidae of the Oriental zoogeographic region and islands to the east, with descriptions of four new species (Diptera). "Wasmann Journal of Biology" 27: 25-73.
* (1970): The Platypezidae of the Ethiopian Zoogeographic Region, with Descriptions of New Species and a New Genus (Diptera). "Wasmann Journal of Biology" 28(1): 47-167.
* (1968): A revision of the genera of Platypezidae, with the description of five new genera, and consideration of phylogeny, circumversion, and hypopygia. (Diptera). "Wasmann Journal of Biology" 26: 33-106.

External links

* [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/platypez.htm Family description]
* [http://www.jeannelauwen.nl/natuurfotografie/displayimage.php?album=57&pos=17 fungus galled by "Agathomyia wankowiczi"]
* [http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/diptera/dipp-s.htm#anchor179771 Nearctic species list]
* [http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=39 Diptera.info]
* [http://bugguide.net/node/view/8626 Bug Guide]