Family CHYROMYIDAE Schiner, 1863
Compiler and date details
September 2020 - Dan Bickel, Australian Museum
2007 - R. Johnson, data taken from Evenhuis, N.L. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (accessed 2007)
Introduction
Family Chyromyidae are small flies that generally have a pale yellow cuticle and bright iridescent green, red or purple eyes. The family is cosmopolitan with about 150 described species. The biology of Chyromyidae is poorly known but some species have been reared from guano and dung, and the larvae of others occurs in bird and mammal nests.
Checklist of species following Evenhuis, N.L. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | ACALYPTRATAE Macquart, 1835 | 25-Sep-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |
- Gymnochiromyia Hendel, 1933.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Aphaniosoma nigridorsum Malloch, J.R. 1925. Notes on Australian Diptera, No. VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 50: 80-97 [15 July] [94].
Type data:
Holotype AM K359168 (19.xii.1926), Sydney, NSW [33° 52' S, 151° 13' E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | SPHAEROCEROIDEA Macquart, 1835 | 13-Mar-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |