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'''Heterocheilidae''' are a family of [[Acalyptratae|acalyptrate]] true flies ([[Fly|Diptera]]). They are included in the [[Taxonomic rank#Ranks in zoology|superfamily]] [[Sciomyzoidea]]<ref>Mathis, Wayne N. World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Heterocheilidae (Diptera: Schizophora). MYIA, 12:281–289 2011</ref> They are not widely familiar outside entomological circles, but the common name "half-bridge flies" has been associated with them.<ref name="Mc1991">McAlpine, D. K. 1991. Relationships of the genus Heterocheila (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) with description of a new family. Tijdschr. Ent. 134: 193-199. [1991.12.18]</ref> They are medium-sized flies occurring mainly in temperate regions on seashores of the Northern hemisphere, where they typically feed on stranded kelp. In this they resemble the so-called [[Coelopidae|kelp flies]], which are members of a different family, though the same superfamily. |
'''Heterocheilidae''' are a family of [[Acalyptratae|acalyptrate]] true flies ([[Fly|Diptera]]). They are included in the [[Taxonomic rank#Ranks in zoology|superfamily]] [[Sciomyzoidea]]<ref>Mathis, Wayne N. World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Heterocheilidae (Diptera: Schizophora). MYIA, 12:281–289 2011</ref> They are not widely familiar outside entomological circles, but the common name "half-bridge flies" has been associated with them.<ref name="Mc1991">McAlpine, D. K. 1991. Relationships of the genus Heterocheila (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) with description of a new family. Tijdschr. Ent. 134: 193-199. [1991.12.18]</ref> They are medium-sized flies occurring mainly in temperate regions on seashores of the Northern hemisphere, where they and their larvae typically feed on stranded [[kelp]] in the [[wrack zone]]. In this they resemble the so-called [[Coelopidae|kelp flies]], which are members of a different family, though the same superfamily. |
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The family was established by McAlpine in 1991.<ref name="Mc1991"/> He distinguished them from other families to which they had hitherto been referred at various times and by various authorities.<ref>McAlpine, D. K. 1998. Chapter 33. Family Heterocheilidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 3: 345-347. [1998.11.30]</ref> These families were in particular the [[Helcomyzidae]], the [[Dryomyzidae]], and the [[Coelopidae]].<ref>[http://diptera.myspecies.info/category/diptera-classification/heterocheilidae]</ref> |
The family was established by McAlpine in 1991.<ref name="Mc1991"/> He distinguished them from other families to which they had hitherto been referred at various times and by various authorities.<ref>McAlpine, D. K. 1998. Chapter 33. Family Heterocheilidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 3: 345-347. [1998.11.30]</ref> These families were in particular the [[Helcomyzidae]], the [[Dryomyzidae]], and the [[Coelopidae]].<ref>[http://diptera.myspecies.info/category/diptera-classification/heterocheilidae]</ref> |
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Heterocheilidae are a family of acalyptrate true flies (Diptera). They are included in the superfamily Sciomyzoidea[1] They are not widely familiar outside entomological circles, but the common name "half-bridge flies" has been associated with them.[2] They are medium-sized flies occurring mainly in temperate regions on seashores of the Northern hemisphere, where they and their larvae typically feed on stranded kelp in the wrack zone. In this they resemble the so-called kelp flies, which are members of a different family, though the same superfamily.
The family was established by McAlpine in 1991.[2] He distinguished them from other families to which they had hitherto been referred at various times and by various authorities.[3] These families were in particular the Helcomyzidae, the Dryomyzidae, and the Coelopidae.[4]
Known species
So far only one genus, comprising two species, has been described:
- Heterocheila buccata Rondani, 1857, with a Palearctic distribution in North America and Eurasia; and
- Heterocheila hannai (Cole 1921)[5] It has been reported from the NE USA coast of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington.
The name name Oedoparea Loew, 1862 is regarded as synonymous.[6]
References
- ^ Mathis, Wayne N. World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Heterocheilidae (Diptera: Schizophora). MYIA, 12:281–289 2011
- ^ a b McAlpine, D. K. 1991. Relationships of the genus Heterocheila (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) with description of a new family. Tijdschr. Ent. 134: 193-199. [1991.12.18]
- ^ McAlpine, D. K. 1998. Chapter 33. Family Heterocheilidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 3: 345-347. [1998.11.30]
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- ^ Cole, F. R. 1921. Diptera from the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 11(14): 169-177. 1921]]
- ^ Loew, H. 1862. Diptera. Ueber die europäischen Helomyzidae und die in Schlesien vorkommenden Arten derselben. Z. Ent. (Breslau) (1859) 13: 1-80
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