Heleomyzidae

Heleomyzidae
Suillia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Sphaeroceroidea
Family: Heleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Subfamilies
Diversity
At least 80 genera
Mating behaviour of Suillia cf. bicolor on fungus
Tephrochlamys
Eccoptomera longiseta

The Heleomyzidae is a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 general[1] distributed throughout the world.

  1. ^ Pape, Thomas, Vladimir Blagoderov, and Michail B. Mostovski. "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758." Animal Biodiversity. Magnolia Press, 2011.