The Lonchaeoidea are a superfamily of generally small or very small black flies with large heads. It contains two families, the Lonchaeidae (lance flies)[1] and the Cryptochetidae. The superfamily was established by G. C. Griffiths in 1972[2] and came into general use as such.[3]

Lonchaeoidea
Wing venation and lateral aspect of head of Lonchaea chorea, family Lonchaeidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
(unranked): Eremoneura
(unranked): Cyclorrhapha
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Lonchaeoidea
G. C. Griffiths, 1972

Characteristics of the Lonchaeoidea include antennae with the second segment cleft, and not more than one proclinate orbital bristle on each side. The frons is densely setulose.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jogeir N. Stokland; Juha Siitonen; Bengt Gunnar Jonsson (26 April 2012). Biodiversity in Dead Wood. Cambridge University Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-521-88873-8. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ Griffiths, G. C. Phylogenetic Classification of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. Publisher: Springer 1972. ISBN 978-9061931188
  3. ^ S. C Willemstein (1987). An Evolutionary Basis for Pollination Ecology. Brill Archive. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-90-04-08457-5. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. ^ Richards, O. W.; Davies, R.G. (1977). Imms' General Textbook of Entomology: Volume 1: Structure, Physiology and Development Volume 2: Classification and Biology. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 0-412-61390-5.