Biology:Suilliinae

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Short description: Subfamily of flies

Suilliinae
Suillia by Thomas Barbin.jpg
Suillia sp. showing orbital plates
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Subfamily: Suilliinae
Wahlgren, 1917

Suilliinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Heleomyzidae.[1] The two genera in this subfamily were formerly placed the subfamily Heleomyzinae, but they are now considered to make up a subfamily of their own.[2][3]

Description

Suilliinae differ from other Heleomyzidae in that their orbital plates angle inward, away from the inner margins of the eyes.[4] They are often associated with fungi.[3]

Taxonomy

Suilliinae contains the following genera:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Subfamily Suilliinae" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1354750-Suilliinae. 
  2. McAlpine, David K. (29 August 2007). "Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets". Records of the Australian Museum 59 (3): 143-219. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487. https://journals.australian.museum/mcalpine-2007-rec-aust-mus-593-143219/. Retrieved 2022-02-18. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-9. 
  4. Gill, Gordon D. (1962). "The Heleomyzid Flies of American North of Mexico (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 113 (3465): 495–603. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.113-3465.495. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/16844. Retrieved 2022-02-18. 

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