Heterostomus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Xylophagidae |
Genus: |
Heterostomus Bigot, 1857 [1] |
Species: | H. curvipalpis
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Binomial name | |
Heterostomus curvipalpis |
Heterostomus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae. It includes a single species, Heterostomus curvipalpis, known from Chile. [2] It has a reddish-brown pupa with black spines. [3]
Some authors have placed Heterostomus in its own family: Heterostomidae. Woodley (2011) states that because its larvae are unknown, its family placement within Xylophagidae remains uncertain. [2]