Black flies Simuliidae
leading cause of blindness in places such as Africa and Asia
Simuliidae
lotic habitats
swollen abdomen
attach to the substrate
prothoracic proleg
Simuliidae
filter feeders
univoltine
multivolten
Tanyderidae
Non-medically important
Resemble chironomid larvae
lack prolegs and have three pairs of long caudal filaments
Thaumaleidae
-single, broad anterior
-dorsally sclerotized segments
-feed on diatoms
Crane fly family
-Cylindrotomidae (2 gen., 5 spp.)
-Limoniidae (40 gen., + 627 spp. Many genera previously recognized in older definition of family
-Tipulidae now in this family)
-Pediciidae (4 gen., +140 spp.)
-Tipulidae – (previously had 34 gen., +573 spp., but as of 2019 has been redefined and contains only 7 gen. and +234 spp.)
Crane fly family
- Larvae differ from those of other Nematocera by having the posterior portion of the head capsule incompletely sclerotized
-While most aquatic larvae are found in lotic habitats, larvae in a few genera inhabit shallow lentic habitats.
Tipula
Poorly developed head capsules
They more maggot-like
Brachycera
-Ephydridae (73 gen., 465 spp.) [Muscomorpha]
-Muscidae (~ 7 gen., 271 spp.) [Muscomorpha]
-Sciomyzidae (20 gen., 175 spp.) [Muscomorpha]
-Syrphidae (~ 11gen., 125 spp.) [Muscomorpha]
Athericidae
Eggs laid on vegetation
univoltine
wrinkly body
prolegs
Empidiade (Dance flies)
dance to get mates
Ephydridae
sure flies
live in toxic pools filled with petroleum
They feed on organic matter
lay eggs on the surface of the water
Muscidae
streams, marshes, or ponds
ventral prolegs on the last abdominal segment
Eggs laid in algae or debris
Sciomyzidae
wrinkly body
rings that form like lobes
predators or parasitoids of snails, slugs, or fingernail clams
oviposit on host
lentic habitats
Stratiomyidae
Solider flies
flat larva
rough surface body
calcium in body give them the hard texture
larva hang invertid on water surface
Syrphidae
Very long respiratory tudes
Found in wetlands
Very resistant cuticles
best found in late fall
overwinter and emerge in sringtime
univoltin
Tabanidae
Spindle-shaped body
circle ring-like lumps that are round the body
important vector of diseases dangerous to humans and animals
univoltine