Family Tangle-veined Flies (Nemestrinidae)
Nemestrinidae is a family in the order Diptera. Browse 7 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Nemestrinidae (7)
Neohirmoneura flavipes
Neohirmoneura flavipes
Identification: "The most characteristic feature of the species is the conspicuous cross-band of grayish-white pollen at the base of the second tergite, followed by a wider shiny black band, the posterior half of the tergite being covered with dull,
Neorhynchocephalus sackenii
Neorhynchocephalus sackenii
Identification: Posterior 2 veins at the apex of the wing are usually joined before the wing margin. Abdomen predominately yellow tomentose with sparse black tomentum at the bases of segments.
Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
Identification: Posterior 2 veins at wing apex not joined. Abdomen with white tomentum along posterior margins of tergites.
Hyrmophlaeba bellula
Hyrmophlaeba bellula
Hyrmophlaeba paraluctuosa
Hyrmophlaeba paraluctuosa
Hyrmophlaeba texana
Hyrmophlaeba texana
Neohirmoneura bradleyi
Neohirmoneura bradleyi