Heterocheila
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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 typically feed on stranded kelp. 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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