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The Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, 
The Chamaemyiidae are small flies 9 (1–5 mm), usually greyish in colour. The frons is wide, with at most two pairs of bristles (often bare). The face is gently concave or strongly receding. Oral vibrissae are absent and the postvertical bristles are convergent or absent. The proboscis is short and the antennae are short. The mesonotum is with or without bristles. Prothoracic bristles are absent and with one sternopleural bristle. The mesopleura are usually bare, rarely setulose. The front femora bear bristles. The tibiae are without preapical bristles. Wings with the subcosta are entire, sometimes touching the first vein before its end. The anal vein does not reach nearly to the wing margin, the anal and second basal cells are always complete, and the costa is not broken. The abdomen is short or slightly elongated.
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Science and medicine
* Pest (organism), an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns
** Weed, a plant considered undesirable
* Infectious disease, an illness resulting from an infection
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s. Chamaemyiid fossils are poorly represented in amber deposits, but a few examples are known from the Eocene epoch onwards.
Description
For terms, see Morphology of DipteraThe Chamaemyiidae are small flies 9 (1–5 mm), usually greyish in colour. The frons is wide, with at most two pairs of bristles (often bare). The face is gently concave or strongly receding. Oral vibrissae are absent and the postvertical bristles are convergent or absent. The proboscis is short and the antennae are short. The mesonotum is with or without bristles. Prothoracic bristles are absent and with one sternopleural bristle. The mesopleura are usually bare, rarely setulose. The front femora bear bristles. The tibiae are without preapical bristles. Wings with the subcosta are entire, sometimes touching the first vein before its end. The anal vein does not reach nearly to the wing margin, the anal and second basal cells are always complete, and the costa is not broken. The abdomen is short or slightly elongated.
Classification
*Subfamily Cremifaniinae **Genus '' Cremifania''Czerny Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some Slavic languages. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny, Černý, Czernik, Cherney, and Čierny, among others.
People
Notable people with this surname include:
*Adalbert Czerny (1863−1941 ...
, 1904
*Subfamily Chamaemyiinae
**Tribe Chamaemyiini
***Genus '' Acrometopia'' Schiner, 1862
***Genus '' Chamaeleucopis'' Gaimari, 2012
***Genus '' Chamaemyia'' Meigen, 1803
***Genus '' Hamecamyia'' Gaimari, 2001
***Genus '' Melametopia'' Tanasijtshuk, 1992
***Genus '' Melanochthiphila'' Frey, 1958
***Genus '' Ortalidina'' Blanchard
Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, ...
, 1852
***Genus '' Paraleucopis'' Malloch, 1913
***Genus '' Parapamecia'' Cogan, 1978
***Genus '' Parochthiphila'' Czerny Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some Slavic languages. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny, Černý, Czernik, Cherney, and Čierny, among others.
People
Notable people with this surname include:
*Adalbert Czerny (1863−1941 ...
, 1904
***Genus '' Plunomia'' Curran
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 1934
***Genus '' Pseudoleucopis'' Malloch, 1925
***Genus '' Pseudodinia'' Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...
, 1902
**Tribe Leucopini
***Genus '' Anchioleucopis'' Tanasijtshuk, 1997
***Genus '' Echinoleucopis'' Gaimari & Tanasijtshuk, 2001
***Genus '' Leucopis'' Meigen, 1830
****Subgenus '' Leucopis'' Meigen, 1830
****Subgenus '' Leucopomyia'' Malloch, 1921
****Subgenus '' Neoleucopis'' Malloch, 1921
****Subgenus '' Xenoleucopis'' Malloch, 1933
***Genus '' Leucopomyia'' Malloch, 1921
***Genus ''Lipoleucopis
''Lipoleucopis'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Chamaemyiidae
The Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and ...
'' de Meijere, 1928
***Genus '' Neoleucopis'' Malloch, 1921
References
Further reading
* Tanasiychuk, VN, 1986 ''Fauna USSR: Diptera''. Vol. 14, part 7: ''Mukhi-serebryanki'' (''Chamaeiidae'') Nauka Leningrad. Text Russian 608 text figs, 70 b/w photos. 335pp.External links
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