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Platypezinae
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Platypezinae

Platypezinae is a subfamily of small, fungus-associated flies in the family Platypezidae. Members of this subfamily are characterized by their flattened bodies and distinctive wing venation, typical of the flat-footed flies.

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11 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Lindneromyia

genusLindneromyia

Polyporivora

genusPolyporivora

Platypeza

genusPlatypeza

Protoclythia

genusProtoclythia

Calotarsa

genusCalotarsa

Paraplatypeza

genusParaplatypeza

Kesselimyia

genusKesselimyia

Seri

genusSeri

Bolopus

genusBolopus

Notopeza

genusNotopeza

Pamelamyia

genusPamelamyia

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 569020.