Dryomyzidae

The Dryomyzidae are a small family of flies ranging from 4–18 mm long, with prominent bristles, and yellow to brown or rust-yellow coloring. The wings are very large. The subcosta is complete and well separated from vein 1. Larvae feed on decaying organic matter - carrion, dung, and fungi. The prelambrum protrudes from the oral cavity. Vibrissae are absent and the postvertical bristles are divergent.

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Dryomyza is a genus of flies from the family Dryomyzidae. There are 11 known species of which 2 are fossils.

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Oedoparena is a small genus of flies from the family Dryomyzidae. They are the only known dipterous predator of marine barnacles. There are only three known species.

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