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Taxonomy of Family Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
25
6028
55198
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
9
999
19420
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHeleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Heleomyzid flies
129
1278
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840
SubfamilyBorboropsinae
Griffiths, 1972
2
6
Genera
Species
SubfamilyChiropteromyzinae
Frey, 1952
  ⇒ Chiropteromyzini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHeleomyzinae
Westwood, 1840
27
581
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHeteromyzinae
Fallen, 1820
3
83
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRhinotorinae
Williston, 1896
Rhinotoid flies
5
33
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrixoscelidinae
Hendel, 1916
Trixoscelidid flies
8
150
Genera
Species
GenusAberdareleria
Woznica, 1993
1Species
GenusAchaetomus
Coquillett, 1907
  ⇒ Scoliocentra
1Species
GenusAcrostichalia
Tonnoir & Malloch, 1927
  ⇒ Prosopantrum
1Species
GenusAllophylina
Tonnoir & Malloch, 1927
1Species
GenusAllophylla
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Allophyla
0Species
GenusAllophylopsis
Lamb, 1909
17Species
GenusAmoebalaria
2Species
GenusAnarostoma
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Anorostoma
0Species
GenusAnarostomoides
Malloch, 1916
  ⇒ Orbellia
1Species
GenusAnastomyza
Malloch, 1933
9Species
GenusAnthroleria
Gorodkov, 1964
0Species
GenusApophoneura
Malloch, 1933
8Species
GenusBalticoleria
Woznica, 2007
1Species
GenusBarbastoma
Garrett, 1921
  ⇒ Orbellia
2Species
GenusBlaesochaetophora
Czerny, 1904
3Species
GenusBlephariptera
Macquart, 1835
  ⇒ Heleomyza
4Species
GenusBlepharoptera
Loew, 1863
  ⇒ Blepharicera
24Species
GenusBrachycrotaphus
Krauss, 1877
  ⇒ Oncopsia
25Species
GenusCamaterus
Aldrich, 1926
1Species
GenusCephodapedon
Malloch, 1933
3Species
GenusChaetohelomyza
Hennig, 1965
1Species
GenusChaetomus
Czerny, 1924
  ⇒ Amoebaleria
2Species
GenusCnemospathis
Enderlein, 1938
  ⇒ Prosopantrum
5Species
GenusCriddleria
Curran, 1929
  ⇒ Lutomyia
1Species
GenusCrymobia
Loew, 1862
  ⇒ Orbellia
2Species
GenusDesertoleria
Gorodkov, 1962
1Species
GenusDidymochaeta
Chaudoir, 1875
  ⇒ Apenes
8Species
GenusDihoplopyga
Malloch, 1933
3Species
GenusDioche
Mcalpine, 1985
1Species
GenusEdioamoeba
Garrett, 1925
  ⇒ Schroederella
1Species
GenusEidoamoeba
Czerny, 1930
0Species
GenusElectroleria
Hennig, 1965
1Species
GenusEpistomyia
Malloch, 1933
1Species
GenusGedanoleria
Woźnica, 2019
1Species
GenusGephyromyza
Malloch, 1933
4Species
GenusGymnonomus
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Gymnomus
0Species
GenusHelomyza
Fallen, 1820
  ⇒ Heleomyza
181Species
GenusHerbina
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3Species
GenusHeteromyiella
Hendel, 1910
1Species
GenusHuttonomyia
Malloch, 1922
1Species
GenusKiboleria
Lindner, 1956
4Species
GenusLeanderia
Kocak & Kemal, 2013
  ⇒ Scoliocentra
0Species
GenusLentiophora
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusLentiphora
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
1Species
GenusLeria
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  ⇒ Heleomyza
50Species
GenusLeriella
Meunier, 1908
1Species
GenusLeriola
Gorodkov, 1962
1Species
GenusMayomyia
Malloch, 1934
2Species
GenusMorpholeira
1Species
GenusNeoecothea
Peterson & Gill, 1982
  ⇒ Oecothea
1Species
GenusNephellum
Mcalpine, 1985
1Species
GenusNephoneura
McLachlan, 1871
6Species
GenusNotamyza
1Species
GenusNotomyza
Malloch, 1933
4Species
GenusOocephala
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Cephaloon
1Species
GenusOocephalomyia
Czerny, 1933
0Species
GenusOrnitholeria
Frey, 1930
  ⇒ Neossos
1Species
GenusParamorpholeria
Papp, 2010
1Species
GenusParatrixoscelis
Soos, 1977
3Species
GenusParodinia
Coquillett, 1902
  ⇒ Trixoscelis
2Species
GenusPhilotroctes
Czerny, 1930
1Species
GenusPostleria
Garrett, 1921
  ⇒ Neoleria
4Species
GenusProtosuillia
Hennig, 1965
1Species
GenusPseuduleria
Garrett, 1921
0Species
GenusPsiloplagia
Czerny, 1928
1Species
GenusRhinotoria
Williston, 1895
  ⇒ Rhinotora
0Species
GenusRhinotoroides
de Souza Lopes, 1934
1Species
GenusSciomyzoptera
Hendel, 1917
  ⇒ Tapeigaster
1Species
GenusSiligo
Aldrich, 1908
  ⇒ Zagonia
2Species
GenusSiullia
Czerny, 1927
  ⇒ Suillia
0Species
GenusSpanoparia
Garrett, 1928
  ⇒ Spanoparea
0Species
GenusSphaericocephala
Czerny, 1932
0Species
GenusSuberia
Gorodkov, 1962
0Species
GenusSuilla
1Species
GenusTephrochlamis
Becker in Becker-Kertész, 1905
  ⇒ Tephrochlamys
1Species
GenusThelida
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4Species
GenusThelipus
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
0Species
GenusTrixosalis
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Trixoscelis
0Species
GenusTrixuleria
Mcalpine, 1967
0Species
GenusTrochiscites
Bode, 1953
1Species
GenusTrochmalus
Bode, 1953
1Species
GenusViatica
Garrett, 1924
  ⇒ Eccoptomera
2Species
GenusWoznicaia
Kocak & Kemal, 2010
0Species
GenusZachaetomyia
Malloch, 1933
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Heleomyzidae
GermanDunkelfliegen, Scheufliegen, Sonnenfliegen, Sumpffliegen
EnglishHeleomyzid flies
DutchAfvalvliegen
DanishSumpfluer
SwedishMyllflugor
NorwegianSumpfluer


Distribution and Species lists of Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  5 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  5 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
19 Genera  40 Species
Australia
10 Genera  19 Species
Austria
4 Genera  10 Species
Belgium
8 Genera  19 Species
Benin
1 Genus  4 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  15 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  3 Species
Canada
23 Genera  82 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  2 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
1 Genus  2 Species
Chile
23 Genera  49 Species
China
10 Genera  21 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  9 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  1 Species
Czech Republic
17 Genera  90 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
18 Genera  58 Species
Ecuador
3 Genera  4 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
6 Genera  8 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  4 Species
Finland
15 Genera  76 Species
France
14 Genera  82 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  3 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  2 Species
Germany
18 Genera  51 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  8 Species
Greece
5 Genera  8 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  3 Species
Hungary
8 Genera  21 Species
Iceland
8 Genera  15 Species
India
3 Genera  12 Species
Indonesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
5 Genera  9 Species
Italy
12 Genera  54 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  3 Species
Japan
9 Genera  21 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Genera  6 Species
Kenya
4 Genera  8 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  5 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Lithuania
5 Genera  5 Species
Luxembourg
6 Genera  15 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  3 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
1 Genus  5 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
5 Genera  15 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  2 Species
Mongolia
10 Genera  41 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  1 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  3 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  13 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
15 Genera  54 Species
New Zealand
9 Genera  34 Species
Niger
1 Genus  3 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  9 Species
Norway
22 Genera  146 Species
Pakistan
3 Genera  7 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  2 Species
Peru
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
14 Genera  28 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  12 Species
Republic South Africa
8 Genera  34 Species
Romania
2 Genera  2 Species
Russia
22 Genera  105 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  4 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  2 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  3 Species
Slovakia
9 Genera  26 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Genera  3 Species
Spain
10 Genera  25 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
22 Genera  102 Species
Switzerland
5 Genera  9 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  8 Species
Tanzania
6 Genera  14 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Togo
1 Genus  4 Species
Tunisia
3 Genera  8 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  4 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  9 Species
Ukraine
4 Genera  5 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  4 Species
United Kingdom
23 Genera  84 Species
USA
32 Genera  175 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  6 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Heleomyzidae at artfakta.se
Heleomyzidae at dyntaxa.se
Heleomyzidae at gbif.org
Heleomyzidae at irmng.org
Heleomyzidae at itis.gov
Heleomyzidae at marinespecies.org