Cremifaniidae Explained

The Cremifaniidae are a very small family of acalyptrate flies with only 4 described species worldwide. All species are considered rare, and nothing is known of their life history. They were formerly placed in the family Chamaemyiidae.^[1]

Classification

There is only one genus in the family.

genus Cremifania Czerny, 1904^[2]

• C. bulgarica Papp, 2010^[1]
• C. lanceolata Papp, 1994^[3]
• C. nearctica McAlpine, 1963
• C. nigrocellulata Czerny, 1904^[2]

Notes and References

1. Papp. László. A new Cremifania species from Bulgaria (Diptera, Cremifaniidae), with a proposal for wing venation terms in higher Diptera. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 2010. 102. 193–204. 19 May 2017.
2. Czerny. Leander. Cremifania nigrocellulata, eine neue Ochthiphiline. Systematische Stel - lung und Gattung-Diagnose der Ochthiphilinen. Wiener entomologische Zeitung. 1904. 23. 167–170. 19 May 2017.
3. Papp. László. A new Cremifania species from Hungary (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae). Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici. 1994. 105–107.