Neurochaetidae

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: Acalyptrata
Superfamilia: Opomyzoidea
Suprafamilia: Asteioinea

Familia:Neurochaetidae
Genera (3): Neurochaeta – Nothoasteia – †Anthoclusia
Name

Neurochaetidae McAlpine, 1978

References

McAlpine, D.K. 1978: Description and biology of a new genus of flies related to Anthoclusia and representing a new family (Diptera, Schizophora, Neurochaetidae). Annals of the Natal Museum, 23(2): 273–295.
McAlpine, D.K. 1988: Studies in upside-down flies (Diptera: Neurochaetidae). Part I. Systematics and phylogeny. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 110: 31–58.
McAlpine, D.K. 1988: Studies in upside-down flies (Diptera: Neurochaetidae). Part II. Biology, adaptations and specific mating mechanisms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 110: 59–82.
McAlpine, D.K. 1993: Review of the upside-down flies (Diptera: Neurochaetidae) of Madagascar and Africa, and evolution of neurochaetid host plant associations. Records of the Australian Museum, 45(2): 221–239. ISSN: 0067-1975 DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.21
McAlpine, D.K. 1998: 81. Neurochaetidae. Pp. 125-126 in: Oosterbroek, P. (ed): The families of Diptera of the Malay Archipelago. Brill: Boston.
Woodley, N.E. 1982: Two new species of Neurochaeta McAlpine (Diptera: Neurochaetidae), with notes on cladistic relationships within the genus. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, (10): 211–218.

Links

Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Neurochaetidae. Upside-down flies. Version 29 November 2007 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project

Vernacular names
English: upside-down flies

Neurochaetidae is a family of flies belonging to the order Diptera.[1]

Genera:[1]

Anthoclusia Hennig, 1965
Neurochaeta McAlpine, 1978
Neurocytta McAlpine, 1988
Neurotexis McAlpine, 1988
Nothoasteia Malloch, 1936

References

"Neurochaetidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.