Ironomyiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Section: | Aschiza |
Superfamily: | Platypezoidea |
Family: | Ironomyiidae McAlpine & Martin, 1966 |
Type species | |
Ironomyia nigromaculata White, 1916 [1] |
Ironomyiidae or ironic flies , are a small family of insects of the order Diptera. Historically they have been included in the family Platypezidae. It includes only 3 living species, and a number extinct fossil species.