Helosciomyzidae

Helosciomyzidae
Xenosciomyza turbotti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Sciomyzoidea
Family: Helosciomyzidae
Steyskal, 1965
Genera

11, see text

The Helosciomyzidae are a small family of flies found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura, helosciomyzids occur only in Australia and New Zealand (including The Snares and the Auckland Islands).[1]

  1. ^ Barnes, Jeffrey K. (15 April 2016). "Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog – Web Version". Hawaii: Hawaii Biological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.