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Diptera Classification
Diptera (2)
Brachycera (7)
Asiloidea (11)
Cyclorrhapha (4)
Phoroidea (3)
Platypezoidea (2)
Schizophora (2)
Syrphoidea (2)
Empidoidea (8)
Nemestrinoidea (2)
Stratiomyomorpha (3)
Tabanomorpha (7)
Xylophagomorpha (1)
Nematocera (7)
Pipunculidae
Nomenclature
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Unranked: CyclorrhaphaSuperfamily: Syrphoidea
Family:
Pipunculidae
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Media
SUMMARY
Rather small typically dark-bodies flies, 3.4-4.0 mm long, characterized by globose to semiglobose compound eyes covering almost entire head. Wing typically long and slender. (Hardy 1987)

