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Family Canthyloscelidae

Diptera 6-05-10 04 - Synneuron decipiens Diptera 6-05-10 04b - Synneuron decipiens Long-horned Fly - Exiliscelis californiensis Bibionidae? - Exiliscelis californiensis Bibionidae? - Exiliscelis californiensis Exiliscelis californiensis? - Exiliscelis californiensis Exiliscelis californiensis? - Exiliscelis californiensis Exiliscelis californiensis? - Exiliscelis californiensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Family Canthyloscelidae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Synneuridae
Explanation of Names
Canthyloscelididae Enderlein 1912
Numbers
2 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), 16 spp. in 7 genera worldwide(2)
Size
2.0-3.5 mm(1)
Identification
resemble Scatopsidae except palpus 4-segmented and flagellum with 10-14 simple bead-like flagellomeres; thorax rather slender, longer than high(1)
Habitat
larvae in various kinds of decaying wood permeated by mycelia of various fungi(1)
Works Cited
1.Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 1
Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1981. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
2.USDA Diptera Site (now closed)
Contributed by John F. Carr on 27 June, 2010 - 3:38pm
Additional contributions by Keith Bayless, v belov
Last updated 25 December, 2014 - 7:44pm

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