Lonchopteridae
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Species
pointed-wing flies
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyLonchopteridae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded21,868
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 629
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Lonchopteridae
- Collections
- UAM, CHAS, UMNH, UCSB
- Recorded in
- United States
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thumb|right|wing venation (male)
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lonchopteridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.