Diadocidiidae

Diadocidiidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Diadocidia ferruginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Bibionomorpha
Superfamily: Sciaroidea
Family: Diadocidiidae
Winnertz, 1863
Genera
Diversity
23 species

The Diadocidiidae are a family of flies (Diptera), containing one extant genus with over 20 species and one extinct genus.[1][2] Diadocidiidae are found worldwide, except in Africa and Antarctica. They are usually considered close to the Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae, and Ditomyiidae,[3] and used to be included in the Mycetophilidae. They are woodland flies, found in shaded places in forests or near streams. The larvae spin silken tubes under bark or in dead logs, and feed on hymenium of Polyporaceae fungi. The average body length for adults is around 2.5–5.6 mm.[4]

Genera

References

  1. ^ Jaschhof, M., Jaschhof,C. On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Costa Rica. Zootaxa 1586: 33–38 (2007)
  2. ^ Jaschhof, M., Jaschhof,C. On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 1655: 63–68 (2007)
  3. ^ Hippa, H. & Vilkamaa, P. 2005. Phylogeny of the Sciaroidea (Diptera): the implication of additional taxa and character data. Zootaxa 1132, 63-68 (2006)
  4. ^ Falaschi, Rafaela Lopes; De Souza Amorim, Dalton (2014). "Diadocidiidae". Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos.

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