Author | Drake, C.M. |
Year | 1993 |
Title | A Review of the British Opomyzidae (Diptera) |
Series | Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. |
Type | Paper |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 6: 159-176. |
Illustrations | Line drawings of wings and genitalia |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A useful account of this common family of Acalypterates which are often noticeable because of their spotted wings. Key to species, helpfully arranged so that commoner species key out near the beginning, followed by species accounts. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Pinned or alcohol specimens |
Identification difficulty | Relatively straightforward. Genitalia may be needed but these can be seen without dissection. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | OPOMYZIDAE | opomyzid flies | Animalia: Diptera |
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