Flat-footed flies
(Agathomyia spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Overview
Agathomyia is the largest genus of flat-footed flies (family Platypezidae). There are at least 61 Agathomyia species worldwide, at least 8 species in the United States. There are no previous records of this genus Minnesota.
Agathomyia occur in Europe, Australia, Canada, and northern United States. Larvae develop in fungi. Adults are rarely seen but can be found in forests in late summer and fall.
Description
Agathomyia are small, slender, uncommon flies. Adults are just 1⁄16″ to 3 ⁄16″ (2 to 4.8 mm) long. The last part of the leg (tarsus), corresponding to the foot, is dilated. On the wings, the anal cell is longer than the second basal cell and is pointed at the end.
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Taxonomy
Order
Suborder
Brachycera
Infraorder
Cyclorrhapha
Zoosection
Aschiza
Superfamily
Platypezoidea
Family
Platypezidae (flat-footed flies)
Subfamily
Callomyiinae
Subordinate Taxa
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia aestiva)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia divergens)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia fenderi)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia fulva)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia lutea)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia notata)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia pulchella)
flat-footed fly (Agathomyia talpula)
yellow flat-footed fly (Agathomyia wankowiczii) (Canada)
Synonyms
Common Names
This genus has no common name. The common name for the family Platypezidae is flat-footed flies, and it is applied here for convenience.
Glossary
Tarsus
On insects, the last two to five subdivisions of the leg, attached to the tibia; the foot. On spiders, the last segment of the leg. Plural: tarsi.
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Eggs laid in fungus create disgusting bumps and holes TRYPOPHOBIA
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