Gaimari, Stephen D.;Havill, Nathan P.
Chamaemyiidae
Sign in to saveThe Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, scale insects, and similar pests. Chamaemyiid fossils are poorly represented in amber deposits, but a few examples are known from the Eocene epoch onwards.
Species
bladlusfluer
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyChamaemyiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,323
- Family
- Chamaemyiidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, YPM, UAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Switzerland, United States, Japan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lauxanioidea
- Image
- EuropäischenZweiflügeligen1790TafCCXLV.jpg
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- taxon name
- Chamaemyiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Chamaemyiidae
- Commons category
- Chamaemyiidae
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Classification
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, scale insects, and similar pests. Chamaemyiid fossils are poorly represented in amber deposits, but a few examples are known from the Eocene epoch onwards.
thumb|left|Morphological details of the Chamaemyiidae
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