CLUSIIDAE
(druid flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Clusiodes
a genus of druid flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 40 images
Clusiidae (unidentified)
Unidentified Druid Flies
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 		Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCLUSIIDAE (druid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Stubbs, A.E. 1982 An Identification Guide to the British Clusiidae Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. 15: 89-93.
Underwood, R. Clusiidae+Acartophthalmidae
Withers, P. 1985 Notes on some British Clusiidae and reduction of Clusiodes facialis (Coll.) to synonymy Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol 18: 63-64.

CLUSIIDAE (druid flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CLUSIIDAE (druid flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CLUSIIDAE (druid flies)

Many species breed in, or are associated with dead wood, so the adults may be collected by sweeping near or over fallen logs.

The two common species often fly together but tubed males may be distinguished with a hand lens by the shape of the genitalia, at least in a good light.

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