Ironomyiidae

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Ironomyiidae
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 3 extant species and a number of extinct fossil species.

Living Species

  • Ironomyia francisi McAlpine, 2008[2]
  • Ironomyia nigromaculata White, 1916[1]
  • Ironomyia whitei McAlpine, 2008[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 White, Adam (1916). "The Diptera-Brachycera of Tasmania. Part III. Families Asilidae, Bombylidae, Empidae, Dolichopodidae & Phoridae". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (Print) (Tasmania: Royal Society of Tasmania) 217: 148–266. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 McAlpine, D.K. (2008). "New extant species of ironic flies (Diptera: Ironomyiidae) with notes on ironomyiid morphology and relationships". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Print) (New South Wales: The Linnean Society of New South Wales) 129: 17–38. 

External links

  • "Ironomyiidae". Fossil Diptera Catalog. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Retrieved January 1, 2009. 
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