Suilliinae

Suilliinae
Suillia convergens showing orbital plates
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Subfamily: Suilliinae
Bezzi, 1911

Suilliinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Heleomyzidae.

Description

Suilliinae differ from other Heleomyzidae in that their orbital plates angle inward, away from the inner margins of the eyes. They are often associated with fungi.

Taxonomy

Suilliinae contains the following genera:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Subfamily Suilliinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ↑ McAlpine, David K. (29 August 2007). "Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets". Records of the Australian Museum. 59 (3): 143–219. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. 1 2 Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-9.
  4. ↑ Gill, Gordon D. (1962). "The Heleomyzid Flies of American North of Mexico (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 113 (3465): 495–603. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.113-3465.495. hdl:10088/16844. Retrieved 2022-02-18.