Subfamily Gymnomyzinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Print References

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 Gymnomyzinae

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Gymnomyzidae is an older name for Ephydridae, but fell out of use. It was reestablished as a subfamily name in 1992. The genus name Gymnomyza is no longer used because it is considered a synonym of Mosillus.

Identification

Normally with presutural dorsocentral bristles absent, prescutellar acrostichals small and close together, and reclinate froto-orbital bristle in front of proclinate.

Print References

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1993. EPHYDRIDAE Zetterstedt, 1837 (Insecta, Diptera): given precedence over GYMNOMYZIDAE Latreille, 1829. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 50:259-260 (biostor)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 16 November, 2013 - 1:25pm
Last updated 17 November, 2013 - 3:07pm

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