Lonsdale, Owen
Megamerinidae
Sign in to saveThe Megamerinidae are a family of flies (Diptera) with about 11 species in three genera. They are small and are marked by an elongated, basally constricted abdomen. The family has been variously placed in the past within the superfamilies Diopsoidea, Nerioidea and more recently in Opomyzoidea but the evolutionary relationships remain unclear.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyMegamerinidae
モモブトホソバエ科（Megamerinidae）は、双翅目（ハエ目）の科の一つ。和名はフトモモホソバエ科ともされる。世界に3属約11種が知られ、日本にはクロフトモモホソバエ Texara compressa が生息する。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Megamerinidae
- Collections
- NRM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Sweden, Finland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Opomyzoidea
- Image
- Megamerina.dolium.-.lindsey.jpg
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- Megamerinidae
- taxon name
- Megamerinidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Megamerinidae
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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The Megamerinidae are a family of flies (Diptera) with about 11 species in three genera. They are small and are marked by an elongated, basally constricted abdomen. The family has been variously placed in the past within the superfamilies Diopsoidea, Nerioidea and more recently in Opomyzoidea but the evolutionary relationships remain unclear.
==Description== For terms see Morphology of DipteraThese are slender, medium-sized flies, with long abdomens. The hind femora are thickened, and bear two rows of spinules on the lower side. The costa is entire and the anal cell is elongated. They have no ocelli.
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