Callomyiinae
| Callomyiinae | |
|---|---|
| Agathomyia falleni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Platypezidae |
| Subfamily: | Callomyiinae Fallén, 1815 |
| Genera | |
Callomyiinae is a subfamily of flat-footed flies (family Platypezidae). Members of this subfamily, such as the Palaearctic species Agathomyia falleni, are characterized by a distinctive row of acrostichal bristles along the middle of the thorax, which differentiates them from related subfamilies.[1]
References
- ^ Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Firefly Books. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-8.