Paraleucopidae
The Paraleucopidae are a family of Acalyptratae flies first elevated to family level in 2019. Their placement with in the Acalyptrataes is uncertain. The clade includes the genera Paraleucopis, Mallochianamyia and Schizostomyia from the New World and undescribed species from Australia.[1]
| Paraleucopidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Family: | Paraleucopidae Wheeler, 2019[1] |
Genera
- Mallochianamyia Santos-Neto, 1996[2]
- Paraleucopis Malloch, 1913
- Schizostomyia Malloch, 1934[3]
References
- Wheeler, Terry A.; Sinclair, Bradley J. (2019). "Systematics of Paraleucopis Malloch with proposal of Paraleucopidae, a new family of acalyptrate Diptera". Zootaxa. 4668 (3): 301–328.
- Santos-Neto, L.G. dos. "Mallochianamyia, nome novo para Gayomyia Malloch (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 13: 91–92. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- Malloch, J.R. (1934). "Acalyptrata (concl.)". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 6: 393–489.
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