Neriidae

The Neriidae are a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae. Some species are known as cactus flies, while others have been called banana stalk flies and the family was earlier treated as subfamily of the Micropezidae which are often called stilt-legged flies. Neriids differ from micropezids in having no significant reduction of the fore legs. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. About 100 species are placed in 19 genera. Neriidae are found mainly in tropical regions, but two North American genera occur, each with one speci

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Telostylus is a genus of flies in the family Neriidae.

Eoneria is a genus of flies in the family Neriidae.

Nerius is a genus of cactus flies in the family Neriidae.

Glyphidops is a genus of cactus flies in the family Neriidae.

Odontoloxozus is a genus of cactus flies in the family Neriidae.