Helosciomyzidae

Helosciomyzidae is a very small family of flies. They comprise nine genera and 22 species.^[1]

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Family Description 3 Classification 4 References

Distribution

All are know from the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura the family occurs in Australia, New Zealand.^[1]

Family Description

Little is known of their biology.^[1]

Classification

• Cobergius Barnes, 1981

• C. vittata (Macquart, 1851)

• Dasysciomyza Barnes, 1981

• D. setuligera (Malloch, 1922)
• D. pseudosetuligera (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

• Eurotocus Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

• E. australis Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979

• Helosciomyza Hendel, 1917

• H. fuscinervis (Macquart, 1851)
• H. anaxantha Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
• H. australica Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
• H. ferruginea Hendel, 1917
• H. macalpinei Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979
• H. subalpina Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928

• Napaeosciomyza Barnes, 1981

• N. rara (Hutton, 1901)
• N. spinicosta (Malloch, 1922)
• N. subspinicosta (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

• Neosciomyza Barnes, 1981

• N. anhecta (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)
• N. luteipennis (Steyskal in Steyskal & Knutson, 1979)

• Polytocus Lamb, 1909

• P. luteipennis Harrison, 1976
• P. luteipennis Lamb, 1909

• Scordalus Barnes, 1981

• S. femoratus (Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928)

• Xenosciomyza Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928

• X. prima Tonnoir & Malloch, 1928
• X. turbotti Harrison, 1955

References