Lonchopteridae information

Lonchopteridae
	Lonchoptera lutea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Phoroidea
Family:	Lonchopteridae; Macquart, 1823
Diversity
	6 genera
Synonyms
	Lonchopteroidea; Musidoridae Kertész, 1909;

The Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies or pointed-wing flies) are a family of small (2–5 mm), slender, yellow to brownish-black Diptera, occurring all over the world. Their common name refers to their pointed wings, which have a distinct venation. Many are parthenogenic; males are very rare, however, at least in North American species, and have a somewhat different venation than do the females.^[3]^[4]

Spear-winged flies are common in moist, shady, grassy areas, where the larvae are found within decaying vegetation. One species, Lonchoptera bifurcata, is cosmopolitan in distribution, and may have been transported via shipments of vegetables.^[3]^[4]

^ Macquart, P.J.M. (1835). Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Diptères. Tome deuxieme. Paris: Roret. pp. 703 or 710 pp., 12 pls. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ Kertész, Kálmán (1909). Catalogus Dipterorum hucusque Descriptorum, Volume VI: Empididae, Dolichopodidae, Musidoridae. Budapest: Museum National Hungaricum. pp. 1–362. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Smith, K.G.V. (1969): Handbook for the Identification of British Insects 10(2ai: Diptera Lonchopteridae): 1–9.
^ ^a ^b Borror, D.J.; Triplehorn, C.A. & Johnson, N.A. (1989): An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th edition). Saunders College Publishing.

[Macquart1835-1] Macquart, P.J.M. (1835). Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Diptères. Tome deuxieme. Paris: Roret. pp. 703 or 710 pp., 12 pls. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[Kertész1909-2] Kertész, Kálmán (1909). Catalogus Dipterorum hucusque Descriptorum, Volume VI: Empididae, Dolichopodidae, Musidoridae. Budapest: Museum National Hungaricum. pp. 1–362. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[Smith-3] Smith, K.G.V. (1969): Handbook for the Identification of British Insects 10(2ai: Diptera Lonchopteridae): 1–9.

[Borror-4] Borror, D.J.; Triplehorn, C.A. & Johnson, N.A. (1989): An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th edition). Saunders College Publishing.

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Lonchoptera lutea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Phoroidea
Family:	Lonchopteridae Macquart, 1823^[1]
Diversity
6 genera
Synonyms
Lonchopteroidea Musidoridae Kertész, 1909^[2]