Jump to content
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

Ragadidae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family of true flies in the superfamily Empidoidea
Ragadidae
Ragas unica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Asilomorpha
Superfamily: Empidoidea
Family: Ragadidae
Sinclair, 2016
Subfamilies

Ragadidae is a family of true flies in the superfamily Empidoidea. It was formerly considered a lower taxon, but was published as a new subfamily within Empididae in 2016.[1] Since then, it has been classified as the sister group to Empididae, and has been elevated to family level based on the genetic differences which separate it from Empididae.[2]

Description

[edit ]
Photograph of right wing of a species within Ragadidae, Ragas unica

Ragadidae are similar to Empididae and Atelestidae in the sense that their genitalia have symmetrical and straight terminalia. In their wings, the point of origin of the Rs vein is located at a distance from the humeral crossvein (h) as long as, or longer than, h. There is also a circumambient costa in the wing, which distinguishes Ragadidae from Atelestidae. Furthermore, the prosternum being separated from the proepisternum sets Ragadidae aside from Empididae—this is true for all except one genera (Hydropeza spp.), which can instead be characterized through its recurved labrum. In Empididae, this labrum is straight.[2]

Systematics

[edit ]

Ragadidae consists of two subfamilies, Iteaphilinae and Ragadinae, in which 7 genera are included in total: Dipsomyia , Hormopeza , Hydropeza , Ragas , Zanclotus , Anthepiscopus and Iteaphila .

Based on the most recent phylogenetic studies,[2] the relationship between Ragadidae and other members of Empidoidea is as follows. The placement of Ragadidae is emphasized in bold formatting.

Atelestidae
Hybotidae

Footnotes

[edit ]
  1. ^ Sinclair (2016)
  2. ^ a b c Wahlberg & Johanson (2018)

References

[edit ]
[edit ]
Extant Diptera families
Suborder Nematocera
Axymyiomorpha
Culicomorpha
Culicoidea
Chironomoidea
Blephariceromorpha
Bibionomorpha
Bibionoidea
Anisopodoidea
Sciaroidea
(fungus gnats)
Perissommatomorpha
Psychodomorpha
Scatopsoidea
Psychodoidea
Ptychopteromorpha
Tipulomorpha
Trichoceroidea
Tipuloidea
(crane flies)
Suborder Brachycera
Asilomorpha
Asiloidea
Empidoidea
Nemestrinoidea
Muscomorpha
Aschiza
Platypezoidea
Syrphoidea
Schizophora
Acalyptratae
Conopoidea
Tephritoidea
Nerioidea
Diopsoidea
Sciomyzoidea
Sphaeroceroidea
Lauxanioidea
Opomyzoidea
Ephydroidea
Carnoidea
Lonchaeoidea
Calyptratae
Muscoidea
Oestroidea
Hippoboscoidea
Stratiomyomorpha
Stratiomyoidea
Tabanomorpha
Rhagionoidea
Tabanoidea
Vermileonomorpha
Vermileonoidea
Xylophagomorpha
Xylophagoidea


Stub icon

This article related to members of the fly family Empididae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

AltStyle によって変換されたページ (->オリジナル) /