| Stenomicridae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Opomyzoidea |
| Family: | Stenomicridae |
| Synonyms | |
Stenomicridae is a family of flies belonging to the order Diptera.[1] Flies in this family are yellow in color and easily mistake for Cecidomyiidae. The family is found in Europe.[2]
Small (approx. 1.5 – 2 mm), slender flies. In appearance, they may resemble reed flies (Anthomyzidae) or Periscelididae . The head is like that of Periscelididae, except that they have three, not two, bristles along the inner orbits of the compound eyes , and they have a distinct cheek brush ( vibrissa).[3] [4]
- ^ "Stenomicridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Bree, Elias D.; Roháček, Jindřich (2020). "Stenomicridae, a new fly family for the Netherlands (Diptera: Opomyzoidea)". Entomologische Berichten. 80. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Jonassen, T. 1994. Stenomicra (Podocera) delicata (Collin, 1944) (Dipt., Stenomicridae) found in Norway. Fauna norvegica Series B 41: 89.
- ^ Mathis, WN and Papp, L. 1998. Family Periscelididae. In: Papp, L. and Darvas, B. (eds.): Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera. 3: 285-294. Science Herald, Budapest.