Anthomyiidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Muscomorpha
Sectio: Schizophora
Subsectio: Calyptratae
Superfamilia: Muscoidea

Familia: Anthomyiidae
Subfamiliae: Anthomyiinae - Pegomyinae
Overview of genera (47)

Acklandia – Acridomyia – Acyglossa – Adia – Alliopsis – Anthomyia – Boreophorbia – Botanophila – Calythea – Chiastocheta – Chirosia – Chirosiomima – Coenosopsia – Delia – Egle – Emmesomyia – Engyneura – Enneastigma – Eustalomyia – Eutrichota – Fucellia – Heterostylodes – Hydrophoria – Hylemya – Hylemyza – Hyporites – Lasiomma – Leucophora – Lopesohylemya – Monochrotogaster – Mycophaga – Myopella – Myopina – Oxyphorbia – Paradelia – Parapegomyia – Paregle – Pegomya – Pegoplata – Phaonantho – Phorbia – Sinohylemya – Sinophorbia – Strobilomyia – Subhylemyia – Tettigoniomyia – Zaphne

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Name

Anthomyiidae
References

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913: The first fossil anthomyid fly from Florissant (Dipt.). Entomological news, 24: 295–296. BHL BioStor
Zhang, X.; Zhu, W. 2014: The types of Anthomyiidae (Diptera) in the Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Science, China. Zootaxa 3756(1): 1–67. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3756.1.1 Reference page.
Grisales, D., Lopes, A.C. & Carvalho, C.J.B. de 2016. FAMILY ANTHOMYIIDAE. In Wolff, M.I., Nihei, S.S. & Carvalho, C.J.B. de (eds.), Catalogue of Diptera of Colombia. Zootaxa 4122(1): 803–806. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.68. Reference page.

Vernacular names
日本語: ハナバエ科

The Anthomyiidae are a large and diverse family of Muscoidea flies. Most look rather like small houseflies, but are commonly drab grey. The genus Anthomyia, in contrast, is generally conspicuously patterned in black-and-white or black-and-silvery-grey. Most are difficult to identify, apart from a few groups such as the kelp flies that are conspicuous on beaches.

The name Anthomyiidae was derived from Greek anthos (flower) plus myia (a fly). Some species are commonly called "root-maggots", as the larvae are found in the stems and roots of various plants. As larvae, some also feed on decaying plant material. The well-known grey "seaweed flies" or "kelp flies" (Fucellia) are examples.[2] Others are scavengers in such places as birds' nests; yet other species are leaf miners; the family also includes inquilines, commensals, and parasitic larvae.

Some species in the family are significant agricultural pests, particularly some from the genus Delia, which includes the onion fly (D. antiqua), the wheat bulb fly (D. coarctata), the turnip root fly (D. floralis), the bean seed fly (D. platura), and the cabbage root fly (D. radicum).

Description

For terms see Morphology of Diptera
These flies are small or moderate in size. Hypopleural bristles found on the sides of the thorax are apical. The anal vein of the wing reaches the margin of the wings (except in Chelisia). The median vein is straight, not curved towards the anterior alar margin. Three pairs of postsutural dorsocentral bristles almost always are present. The first segment of the posterior tarsi are on the lower side near the base with minute bristles. The sternopleuron lower side often has short, soft hairs. Eyes in the male in most cases are close-set or contiguous. Females of many species are not known as of yet.
Classification

Family Anthomyiidae -- anthomyiid flies

Subfamily Anthomyiinae

Tribe Anthomyiini

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Hylemya nigrimana

Genus: Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
Genus: Botanophila Lioy, 1864
Genus: Chiastocheta Pokorny, 1889
Genus: Fucellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1842
Genus: Hylemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Hylemyza Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911

Tribe Chirosiini

Genus: Chirosia Róndani, 1856
Genus: Egle Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Lasiomma Stein, 1916
Genus: Strobilomyia Michelsen, 1988

Tribe Hydrophoriini

Genus: Acridomyia Stackelberg, 1929
Genus: Adia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Boreophorbia Michelsen, 1987
Genus: Coenosopsia Malloch, 1924
Genus: Delia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Eustalomyia Kowarz, 1873
Genus: Heterostylodes Hennig, 1967
Genus: Hydrophoria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Leucophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Paregle Schnabl, 1911
Genus: Phorbia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Genus: Subhylemyia Ringdahl, 1933
Genus: Zaphne Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]

Subfamily Pegomyinae

Tribe Pegomyini

Genus: Alliopsis Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911
Genus: Emmesomyia Malloch, 1917
Genus: Eutrichota Kowarz, 1893
Genus: Mycophaga Rondani, 1856
Genus: Paradelia Ringdahl, 1933
Genus: Parapegomyia Griffiths, 1984
Genus: Pegomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]

Tribe Myopinini

Genus: Pegoplata Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911
Genus: Calythea Schnabl in Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911
Genus: Myopina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]

See also

Pest Information Wiki

References

Robineau-Desvoidy, André Jean Baptiste (1830). "Essai sur les myodaires". Mémoires presentés à L'Institut des Sciences, Lettres et Arts, par divers savants et lus dans ses assemblées: Sciences, Mathématiques et Physique. 2 (2): 1–813. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

Alan Weaving; Mike Picker; Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn (2003). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. New Holland Publishers, Ltd. ISBN 1-86872-713-0.

Further reading

Genera - Suwa, M., & B. Darvas, 1998. Family Anthomyiidae. In: Contributions to a manual of Palaearctic Diptera Volume 3 (L. Papp & B. Darvas, eds.): 571–616. Science Herald, Budapest.
Species - Hennig, W., 1966–1976. 63a. Anthomyiidae. In: Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region 7(1) (Erwin Lindner, ed.): 1–974, pl. 1-78. E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.

Identification

Ackland, D. M. 2001. Revision of afrotropical Anthomyia Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), with descriptions of ten new species. African Invertebrates 42: 1-94. [1]
Ackland, D. M. 2008. Revision of Afrotropical Delia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), with descriptions of six new species. African Invertebrates 49 (1): 1-75. [2]
K. Yu. Elberg Family Anthomyiidae in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition
Emden, F. I. Van (1941): Keys to the Muscidae of the Ethiopian Region :Scatophaginae, Anthomyiinae, Lispinae, Fanniinae. Bull. Ent.Res., 1941–1942, 32: 251–275. Keys to Afrotropical genera and species. See Pont & Ackland in Crosskey, R. W. et al. 1980 for updated classification and nomenclature.
Hennig, W., 1966–1976. 63a. Anthomyiidae. In: Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region 7(1) (Erwin Lindner, ed.): 1–974, pl. 1-78. E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart. Monograph of Palaearctic species.
Hucket, H. C. (1965): The Muscidae of Northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Diptera). Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada, 42: 1–369. Keys, illustrations.
Huckett H. C. (1971): The Anthomyiidae of California exclusive of. the subfamily Scatophaginae (Diptera). Bull. Calif. Insect Survey. 12: 1–121. Illustrated Keys. South Nearctic and North Neotropical.
Pont, A.C., 1972, Family Muscidae. In: A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States, 97, 111 p. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo.
Suwa, M. (1974): Anthomyiidae of Japan (Diptera). Insecta Matsumurana New Series 4 : 1–247. Comprehensive revision. Excellent illustrations.
Suwa, M., & B. Darvas (1998): Family Anthomyiidae. In: Contributions to a manual of Palaearctic Diptera Volume 3 (L. Papp & B. Darvas, eds.): 571–616. Science Herald, Budapest.

Species lists

Palaearctic
Nearctic
Australasian/Oceanian
Japan