Family CRYPTOCHETIDAE Brues & Melander, 1932
Cryptochetid Flies
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Scott Ginn, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
2007 - R. Johnson, data taken from Evenhuis, N.L. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version, accessed 2007-08)
Introduction
Family Cryptochetidae is a small family of flies currently represented in Australia by four species in two genera. Larvae are known to be parisitoids of coccid pests associated with citrus and pine, and some species have been used in biological control.
General References
Evenhuis, N.L. (originally by B.R. Pitkin) 2 September 1996. Family Cryptochetidae. In Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.) Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/cryptochet.html
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 19-Dec-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2012 | 03-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |