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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Tephritoidea » Lance Flies (Lonchaeidae)

Family Lonchaeidae - Lance Flies

Classification · Numbers · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Internet References
Shiny, black, slow fly - Lonchaea Flies mating Tiny black fly Lonchaeidae Dark Metallic Blue Fly Small Metallic Blue Fly Two flies -- what's the smaller one (and the larger one if it's not just a common housefly) Fly
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Lonchaeidae (Lance Flies)
Numbers
Nearctica lists 6 genera with 123 species; 72 species in the genus Loncheae and 36 in Dasiops.
Habitat
Most larvae live behind bark of dead trees; some live on decaying fruits or vegetables.
Food
Some feed on larvae of bark beetles.
Remarks
Some of them even can be considered to be beneficial insects.
Internet References
Nomina-Nearctica
Diptera.info
Wikipedia
ITIS
Tree of Life
Contributed by Joel Kits on 2 April, 2005 - 10:39pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Keith Bayless, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 8 April, 2009 - 8:01am

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