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Subfamily Hydrelliinae

small brown Fly - Paralimna punctipennis

Spotted Dark Brown/White Fly - Paralimna punctipennis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Ephydroidea

Family Ephydridae (Shore Flies)

Subfamily Hydrelliinae

Identification

Fronto-orbital bristles proclinate and/or reclinate (vs. lateroclinate in Ephydrinae), presutral dorsocentral bristles present (vs. absent in Gymnomyzinae and Discomyzinae), anterior and posterior notopleural bristles near same level (vs. posterior much above anterior in Ilytheinae).

Print References

Cresson, E. T., Jr. 1946. Synopses of North American Ephydridae (Diptera). III. The tribe Notiphilini of the sub family Notiphilinae. Trans. Am. ent. Soc. i2:227-240. (online via Cornell)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 14 November, 2013 - 6:04pm
Additional contributions by Keith Bayless
Last updated 29 October, 2015 - 4:20pm

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