Dryomyzidae
Encyclopedia
Dryomyzidae is a small family of flies
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There are about 22 species
in 6 genera
(with two additional genera known only as fossils)
Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic
Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Very little is known of the habits of the adults or immatures but adults are found in moist, shady habits among low-growing vegetation, fungi, and excrement. Larva
e have been reared from decaying organic matter including carrion, dung, and fungi.
British Insects.
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...
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There are about 22 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in 6 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
(with two additional genera known only as fossils)
Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Very little is known of the habits of the adults or immatures but adults are found in moist, shady habits among low-growing vegetation, fungi, and excrement. Larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e have been reared from decaying organic matter including carrion, dung, and fungi.
Family Description
See http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/dryomyzi.htm including images from John CurtisJohn Curtis (entomologist)
John Curtis was an English entomologist and illustrator.-Biography:Curtis was born in Norwich and learned his engraving skills in the workshop of his father, Charles Morgan Curtis...
British Insects.
Classification
- Sub Family: Dryomyzinae
- Genus: Dryomyza FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1820
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- D. bergi Steyskal, 1957
- D. decrepita ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1838 - D. ferruginea MelanderAxel Leonard MelanderAxel Leonard Melander was an American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera.His collection is shared between the German Entomological Institute and the Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C-External links:*...
, 1920 - D. flaveola (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1794) - D. melanderi Steyskal, 1957
- D. senilis ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1838 - D. setosa (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1886) - D. simplex LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1862- Genus: Neuroctena RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1868
- Genus: Neuroctena Róndani
- N. anilis FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1820 - N. caucasica (Ozerov, 1987)
- Genus: OedoparenaOedoparenaOedoparena is a small genus of flies from the family Dryomyzidae. They are the only known dipterous predator of marine barnacles.. There are only three known species.-Species:*O. glauca *O. minor Suwa, 1981...
Curran, 1934
- Genus: Oedoparena
- O. glaucaOedoparena glaucaOedoparena glauca is a common coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae. It is the only known dipterous predator of barnacles.-Distribution:This is a Nearctic fly occurring from Central California to Alaska.-Ecology:...
(CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1900) - O. minorOedoparena minorOedoparena minor is a small coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae.-Ecology:The ecology of this species is little known, Adults have been reared from Pupa found in the empty shells of dead barnacles...
Suwa, 1981 - O. nigrifronsOedoparena nigrifronsOedoparena nigrifrons is a coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae. it is the only known dipterous predator of barnacles.-Distribution:This is a Nearctic fly occurring from Central California to Alaska.-Ecology:...
Mathis and Steyskal, 1980- Sub Family: HelcomyzinaeHelcomyzinaeHelcomyzinae is a small subfamily of Acalyptratae flies. Most authors consider they are now placed in the family Dryomyzidae. They are sometimes placed in the family Coelopidae, or elevated to family rank as Helcomyzidae.-Classification:...
- Genus: Helcomyza CurtisJohn Curtis (entomologist)John Curtis was an English entomologist and illustrator.-Biography:Curtis was born in Norwich and learned his engraving skills in the workshop of his father, Charles Morgan Curtis...
, 1825
- Sub Family: Helcomyzinae
- H. mediterranea LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1854 - H. mirabilis MelanderAxel Leonard MelanderAxel Leonard Melander was an American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera.His collection is shared between the German Entomological Institute and the Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C-External links:*...
, 1920 - H. ustulata CurtisJohn Curtis (entomologist)John Curtis was an English entomologist and illustrator.-Biography:Curtis was born in Norwich and learned his engraving skills in the workshop of his father, Charles Morgan Curtis...
, 1825- Genus: Heterocheila RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1857
- Genus: Heterocheila Róndani
- H. buccata (FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1820) - H. hannai (Cole, 1921)
- Genus: Malacomyia HalidayAlexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...
in Westwood, 1840
- Genus: Malacomyia Haliday
- M. sciomyzina (HalidayAlexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...
, 1833)
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Distribution/Species Lists
Identification
- Steyskal GC (1957) A revision of the family Dryomyzidae (Diptera,. Acalyptratae). Pap. Mich. Acad. Sci. 42:55–68. World revision. Species keys.
- Czerny, L. (1930), Dryomyzidae und Neottiophilidae. 38b. In: Lindner, E. (Ed.). Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region 5(1): 1–18. Keys to Palaearctic species (in German).