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
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 |