The Heleomyzidae is a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 genera [1] distributed throughout the world.

Apr 24, 2024 · Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840 (sometimes attributed to Bezzi, 1911) The English name "Sun Flies" probably comes from a mistranslation of the scientific name, confusing the Ancient Greek heleos (of the marsh) with helios (sun).

The Heleomyzidae are a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 genera and 22 tribes distributed throughout the world; the greatest number occur in the Holarctic region.

Heleomyzidae. A small family of flies whose larvae feed on decaying plant and animal matter.

Nov 22, 2021 · This chapter provides the basics for understanding the diversity of heleomyzid flies in the tropical and sub-tropical regions and is the first such synopsis of its knowledge occurring in the...

Heleomyzidae is a small family of mostly saprophagous acalyptrate Diptera that is found in all biogeographic regions except Antarctica (Woźnica and Kirk Spriggs 2021). There are a few recorded instances of species of Heleomyzidae being introduced outside their native range.

The spiny-winged Heleomyzids are a fascinating group of flies with some 151 species present in Europe. Within the three subfamilies, Heleomyzinae, Heteromyzinae and Suilliinae, there are, for example, species associations with fungi and carrion, …

Sep 19, 2014 · The superfamily Sphaeroceroidea is a medium-sized one, with two families of moderate diversity, Sphaeroceridae (1550 species) and Heleomyzidae (~720 species), and the small family Chyromyidae. The enigmatic afrotropical Mormotomyia hirsuta Austen, 1936 was once placed near Sphaeroceridae but it is now seen as an ephydroid fly ( Kirk-Spriggs et ...

Apr 3, 2023 · Twenty six species of the fly family Heleomyzidae were recorded in the Botanic Garden Jean Massart, being nearly 60% of the species ever recorded in Belgium.

There are over 500 described species of Heleomyzidae in about 65 genera and 22 tribes distributed throughout the world; the greatest number occur in the Holarctic Region (McAlpine 1985b). All 76 species in 22 genera and 10 tribes listed here are from Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.