Diptera18 species

Family Periscelididae

Periscelididae is a family in the order Diptera. Browse 18 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Periscelididae (18)

Periscelis occidentalis

Identification: Distinguished from the other North American species by the dark spot on the wing. The head is broader than flinti and narrower than wheeleri .

Periscelis wheeleri

Identification: From Sturtevant 1954: mesonotum rather shining black; antennal bases about as far from each other as each is from eye; posterior crossvein represented by stumps at each end