Bolitophila
| Bolitophila Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Bolitophila cinerea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Bibionomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Sciaroidea |
| Family: | Bolitophilidae Winnertz, 1863 |
| Genus: | Bolitophila Meigen, 1818 |
| Type species | |
| Bolitophila cinerea Meigen, 1818 | |
| Synonyms | |
Bolitophila is the sole living genus in the Bolitophilidae, a family of Diptera in the superfamily Sciaroidea, with around 40 Palaearctic and about 20 Nearctic species, and three species from the Oriental region (Taiwan). They are small (6–9 mm).