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Subfamily of flies

Suilliinae
Suillia sp. showing orbital plates
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Subfamily: Suilliinae
Wahlgren, 1917

Suilliinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. The two genera in this subfamily were formerly placed the subfamily Heleomyzinae, but they are now considered to make up a subfamily of their own.

Description

Suilliinae differ from other Heleomyzidae in that their orbital plates angle inward, away from the inner margins of the eyes. They are often associated with fungi.

Taxonomy

Suilliinae contains the following genera:

References

  1. ^ "Subfamily Suilliinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. McAlpine, David K. (29 August 2007). "Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets". Records of the Australian Museum. 59 (3): 143–219. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ^ Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-9.
  4. Gill, Gordon D. (1962). "The Heleomyzid Flies of American North of Mexico (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 113 (3465): 495–603. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.113-3465.495. hdl:10088/16844. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
Taxon identifiers
Suilliinae


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