Heterostomus
Heterostomus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae.[2]
| Heterostomus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Xylophagoidea |
| Family: | Xylophagidae |
| Genus: | Heterostomus Bigot, 1857[1] |
| Type species | |
| Heterostomus curvipalpis | |
Some authors have placed it in is own family: Heterostomidae. Woodley 2011 States that because its larvae are unknown, its family placement within Xylophagidae remains uncertain.[2]
Species
References
- Bigot, J.M.F. (1857). "Diptères nouveaux provenant du Chili". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 5 (3): 277-308. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- Woodley, N.E. (2011). "A World Catalog of the Xylophagidae (Insecta: Diptera)". Myia. 12: 455–500.
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