Xylomyidae is a family of flies known commonly as the wood soldier flies. They are xylophagous and are associated with dead or dying wood.[4]
Xylomyidae Temporal range:
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Solva marginata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Brachycera |
Infraorder: | Stratiomyomorpha |
Superfamily: | Stratiomyoidea |
Family: | Xylomyidae de Meijere, 1913[1] |
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
These flies are 4 to 14 millimeters long. Their coloration is variable. They have spurs on the mid and hind tibiae. The antennae are conical.[5][6]
As of 2011 there were 138 described species in four genera.[7][5] These include:
Stratiomyomorpha |
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