- Nymphomyiidae
-
Nymphomyiidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Nematocera Infraorder: Blephariceromorpha Family: Nymphomyiidae The Nymphomyiidae are a family of slender, delicate flies (Diptera). Larvae are found among aquatic mosses in small, rapid streams in northern regions of the world. Many fossil species and a few extant species are known. Under an alternative classification, they are considered the only living representatives of a separate, archaic suborder called "Archidiptera".
References
- Courtney, G.W. 1994. Biosystematics of the Nymphomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera): life history, morphology, and phylogenetic relationships. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 550: 1-41.
- Cutten, F.E.A. & Kevan, D.K.McE. 1970. The Nymphomyiidae (Diptera) with special reference to Palaeodipteron walkeri Ide and its larva in Quebec, and a description of a new genus and species from India. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 48: 1-24.
- Ide, F.P. 1965. A fly of the archaic family Nymphomyiidae (Diptera) from North America. Canadian Entomologist, 97: 496-507.
- Wagner, R., C. Hoffeins, & H.W. Hoffeins. 2000. A fossil nymphomyiid (Diptera) from the Baltic and Bitterfeld amber. Systematic Entomology 25, 115-120.
External links
- Courtney,G. W. Biosystematics of the Nymphomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera): Life. History, Morphology, and Phylogenetic Relationships pdf [1]
This article related to members of the insect order Diptera (true flies) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
