Campichoetidae
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Campichoetidae is a small family of acalyptrate
Diptera
with only one genus Campichoeta Macquart
, 1835.They are regarded by some authors as Diastatidae
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Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora, commonly referred to as the acalyptrate muscoids . It is a very large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse habits, with one notable and perhaps surprising exception; there are no known acalyptrates that are obligate blood-feeders , though this is a life...
Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
with only one genus Campichoeta Macquart
Justin Pierre Marie Macquart
Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1835.They are regarded by some authors as Diastatidae
Diastatidae
Diastatidae are a type of flies, and are in the family Diptera. They occur primarily in the Holarctic Region, but several species are known from the Oriental, Neotropical, and Australasian regions. Members of the family number over 20 described species in three genera...
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External links
- Images at Dipera.info
- Dipterists Forum Family description.