Family LONCHAEIDAE Rondani, 1856
Lance Flies, Lonchaeid Flies
Compiler and date details
October 2011 - Scott Ginn, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
Introduction
Lonchaeidae are a medium-sized family of flies with at least 500 species described worldwide. Currently 25 species in four genera are described for the Australian fauna. Important publications for this family include J.F. McAlpine (1956) — a treatment of the genus Silba, J.F. McAlpine (1964 — 2 parts) — many Australian species descriptions, J.F. McAlpine (1975) — key to males of genus Lonchaea including Australian species, and J.F. McAlpine & Steyskal (1982) — a key to world genera.
Immature stages are known to be associated with damaged or diseased plant material, being either primary or secondary invaders. Some species are considered to be an agricultural pest, having been associated with decaying fruit and vegetables. Blacket and Malipatil (2010) provide a comprehensive summary of the pest species Lamprolonchaea brouniana, including a key to Australian Lamprolonchaea species.
General References
Blacket, M.J. & Malipatil, M.B. 2010. Redescription of the Australian metallic-green tomato fly, Lamprolonchaea brouniana (Bezzi) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), with notes on the Australian Lamprolonchaea fauna. Zootaxa 2670: 31-51
Evenhuis, N. (Originally by B.R. Pitkin) 1996. Family Lonchaeidae. In Evenhuis, N.L.(ed.) Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/lonchaeidae.html [online version last updated 5 October 1996]
McAlpine, J.F. 1956. Old World lonchaeids of the genus Silba Macquart (= Carpolonchaea Bezzi) with descriptions of six new species (Diptera: Lonchaeidae). The Canadian Entomologist 88: 521-544
McAlpine, J.F. 1964. Descriptions of new Lonchaeidae (Diptera). I. The Canadian Entomologist 96: 661-700 [Date published 30 June]
McAlpine, J.F. 1964. Descriptions of new Lonchaeidae (Diptera) II. The Canadian Entomologist 96: 701-757 [Date published 29 July]
McAlpine, J.F. 1975. Identities of lance flies (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) described by de Meijere, with notes on related species. The Canadian Entomologist 107: 989-1007 [Date published 18 September]
McAlpine, J.F. & Steyskal, G.C. 1982. A revision of Neosilba McAlpine with a key to the world genera of Lonchaeidae (Diptera). The Canadian Entomologist 114: 105-137 [Date published February]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Nov-2011 | 07-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |