Diastatidae
Sign in to savethumb|Diastata costata filmed in a forest near Marburg, Hesse; Germany.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyDiastatidae
Diastata costata filmed in a forest near Marburg, Hesse; Germany. Diastatidae are a family of flies in the order Diptera. They are encountered primarily in the Holarctic Region, but several species are found in the Oriental, Neotropical and Australasian regions. Members of the family number over 20 described species in three genera. There is an additional fossil genus.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 300
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Diastatidae
- Collections
- UAM, UCSB, NRM
- Recorded in
- United States, Sweden
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ephydroidea
- Image
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- Category:Diastatidae
- Commons category
- Diastatidae
- taxon common name
- sumpskogfluer
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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thumb|Diastata costata filmed in a forest near Marburg, Hesse; Germany.
Diastatidae are a family of flies in the order Diptera. They are encountered primarily in the Holarctic Region, but several species are found in the Oriental, Neotropical and Australasian regions. Members of the family number over 20 described species in three genera. There is an additional fossil genus.
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