Ironomyiidae

Ironomyiidae is a small family of flies in the order Diptera. Historically, they had been included in the family Platypezidae, and includes three extant species and a number of extinct fossil species.

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

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

References
  1. 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.28993.
  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.
  • "Ironomyiidae". Fossil Diptera Catalog. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
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