Family DITOMYIIDAE Keilin, 1919
Compiler and date details
2011 - Updated by Judy King and Christine Lambkin, Queensland Museum
1999 - E.-M.E. Bugledich, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Introduction
The Ditomyiidae are a species-poor family erected from amongst the Mycetophilidae for some 90 species in 8 genera. Most species are found in the Southern Hemisphere, excepting the Afrotropical Region. Biogeographical relationships of extant species suggest a minimum age for the group of at least the Lower Cretaceous.
Adult Ditomyiidae are recognised by their wing venation, in which veins M and CuA1 are connected by a distinct crossvein (bm-cu) and R2+3 is well developed. Adults are most frequently encountered in wetter montane areas in the cooler months of the year.
The known larvae are typical myctophiloidean, with one pair of thoracic spiracles but with eight pairs on the abdomen. They are found in hard polyporaceous fungi (bracket fungi) or in galleries in dead (but not rotten) wood.
General References
Colless, D.H. 1970. The Mycetophilidae (Diptera) of Australia. Part 1. Introduction, key to subfamilies, and review of Ditomyiinae. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 9: 83-99
Edwards, F.W. 1921. A note on the dipterous subfamily Ditomyinae, with descriptions of new recent and fossil forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 7: 431-437
Hutson, A.M., Ackland, D.M. & Kidd, L.N. 1980. Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae, Ditomyiinae, Diadocidiinae, Keroplatinae, Sciophilinae and Manotinae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 9(3): 1-111
Munroe, D.D. 1974. The systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of Symmerus Walker and Australosymmerus Freeman (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Ditomyiinae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 92: 1-183
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |