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 | |
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| Wing venation and lateral aspect of head of Lonchaea chorea, family Lonchaeidae | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Griffiths, G. C. Phylogenetic Classification of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. Publisher: Springer 1972. ISBN 978-9061931188
- ^ S. C Willemstein (1987). An Evolutionary Basis for Pollination Ecology. Brill Archive. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-90-04-08457-5. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ 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.
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