Ironomyiidae

Ironomyiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Section:Aschiza
Superfamily:Platypezoidea
Family:Ironomyiidae
McAlpine & Martin, 1966
Type species
Ironomyia nigromaculata
White, 1916 [1]

The Ironomyiidae, or ironic flies, are a small family of insects of the order Diptera. Historically, they have been included in the family Platypezidae, and includes three extant species and a number of extinct fossil species.

Living species

  • Ironomyia francisi McAlpine, 2008[2]
  • Ironomyia nigromaculata White, 1916[1]
  • Ironomyia whitei McAlpine, 2008[2]

References

  1. 1 2 White, Adam (1916). "The Diptera-Brachycera of Tasmania. Part III. Families Asilidae, Bombylidae, Empidae, Dolichopodidae & Phoridae". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (Print). Tasmania: Royal Society of Tasmania. 217: 148–266. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. 1 2 McAlpine, D.K. (2008). "New extant species of ironic flies (Diptera: Ironomyiidae) with notes on ironomyiid morphology and relationships". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Print). New South Wales: The Linnean Society of New South Wales. 129: 17–38. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  • "Ironomyiidae". Fossil Diptera Catalog. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
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