Heleomyzidae

Heleomyzidae
Suillia sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Sphaeroceroidea
Family: Heleomyzidae
Westwood, 1840
Subfamilies
  • Borboropsinae
  • Chiropteromyzinae
  • Cinderellinae
  • Cnemospathidinae
  • Diaciinae
  • Heleomyzinae
  • Heteromyzinae
  • Rhinotorinae
  • Suilliinae
  • Tapeigastrinae
  • Trixoscelidinae
Diversity
At least 80 genera

The Heleomyzidae is a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 genera distributed throughout the world.