| Diastatidae | |
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| Diastata fuscula | |
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| Diastatidae wing veins | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Ephydroidea |
| Family: | Diastatidae Hendel, 1917) |
| Type genus | |
| Diastata Meigen, 1830
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| Subfamilies | |
Diastatidae are a family of flies in the order Diptera. They are encountered primarily in the Holarctic Region, but several species are found in the Oriental, Neotropical and Australasian regions. Members of the family number over 20 described species in three genera. There is an additional fossil genus.[1]
- ^ Papp, T. (1984). "Diastatidae". In Árpád Soós, Papp T. (ed.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera (print). Vol. 10. Amsterdam: Elservier. pp. 182–185. ISBN 0-444-99601-X.