ulidiid

English
Otites formosa, an ulidiid

Noun

ulidiid (plural ulidiids)

  1. (zoology) Any species of the family Ulidiidaews, picture-winged flies.
    • 2001, John Sivinski, “2: Breeding Habits and Sex in Families Closely Related to the Tephritidae: Opportunities for Comparstive Studies of Fruit Fly Behavior”, in Martin Aluja; Allen Norrbom, editors, Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior, page 27:
      Unlike ulidiids, a few species are predaceous; […] .
    • 2006, Richard W. Merritt; Gregory W. Courtney; Joe B. Keiper, “Diptera”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page 288:
      Decomposing plant fragments can be an important food resource in aquatic habitats, where it is consumed by the larvae of tipulids, ephydrids, ulidiids, and other groups.
    • 2010, E. Geoffrey Hancock, “65: Richardiidae (Richardiid Flies)”, in B. V. Brown; A. Borkent; J. M. Cumming; D. M. Wood; N. E. Woodley; M. A. Zumbado, editors, Manual of Central American Diptera, volume 2, page 871:
      Two orbital setae distinguish ulidiids.

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