Diastatidae
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Diastatidae are a type of flies, and are in the family Diptera. They occur primarily in the Holarctic Region, but several species are known from the Oriental, Neotropical, and Australasian regions. Members of the family number over 20 described species in two genera. There is an additional fossil genus.
[edit] Biology
Adults of living forms have been found along margins of bogs, marshes, and the edges of moist woodlands. Immature biologies are unknown.
[edit] Other
Diastatidae were once considered by some to be Ephydridae.
[edit] References
Chandler, P.J. 1998. Family Diastatidae. I: Papp, L. og Darvas, B. (red.): Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera. 3: 523-530. Science Herald, Budapest
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