Helcomyzidae Explained
The Helcomyzidae are a small family of flies in the Acalyptratae. The larvae feed on kelp and other organic matter washed up on shorelines. Species diversity is highest in New Zealand and south temperate South America. They are sometimes allied with the families Dryomyzidae or Coelopidae.[1] [2]
Classification
- Helcomyza mediterranea Loew, 1854
- Paractora angustata Malloch, 1933
- Paractora antarctica (Thomson, 1869)
- Paractora bipunctata (Hutton, 1901)
- Paractora dreuxi Seguy, 1965
- Paractora jeanneli Seguy, 1940
- Paractora moseleyi (Austen, 1913)
- Paractora trichosterna (Thomson, 1869)
References
- McAlpine, J. P. (ed.), 1981–89.Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Monograph
Notes and References
- Mathis . Wayne N. . Sueyoshi . Masahiro . 2011 . World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Dryomyzidae (Diptera: Schizophora) . Myia . 12 . 207–233 . PDF . 1 March 2015 .
- Book: McAlpine . D. K. . 1998 . Family Helcomyzidae in Manual Palaearct. Diptera . 3 . 341–344 . Print .