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Xenasteiidae
Nomenclature
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Unranked: AcalyptrataeSuperfamily: Opomyzoidea
Family:
Xenasteiidae
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
SUMMARY
Very small (1.3-1.7 mm); wing with two costal breaks, vein M1 reduced, with distinct basal part but medial section very thin and never reaching wing margin, vein CuA1 very thin, no anal vein but a small anal cell eventually present, alula well-developed, with very long fringe. (Papp 1998)
