Diptera26 species

Family Flat-footed Flies (Platypezidae)

Platypezidae is a family in the order Diptera. Browse 26 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Platypezidae (26)

Callomyia speciosa

The long thin abdomen is somewhat variable but consists of amber and black with silvery white bands. The thorax is also usually black with silvery markings. Various habitats, especially woodland and around decaying wood. The flat bodied larvae are fu

Paraplatypeza bicincta

Female: Grey-dusted head and thorax, three blackish stripes on thorax with middle one widest, abdomen black with light grey spots largest on tergites 3-4, tergites 2 and 5 completely black. Male: Completely dull black. Pale yellow pterostigma contras

Platypeza consobrina

Female: Grey-dusted head and thorax, abdomen black with bands of grey dusting narrowest in the middle. Male: Dull black, tibiae yellow at base, tergite 6 grey-dusted. Female: Other Platypeza species. P. consobrina has extensive dusting on tergite 1 l

Polyporivora ornata

Recognizable as a member of Polyporivora by the broad build and extensive silvery markings on both abdomen and thorax. It is separated from Polyporivora picta by its grey scutellum (black in P. picta ). Widespread and fairly frequent in England. No a

Polyporivora picta

This species has a grey and black patterned abdomen. It is separated from Polyporivora ornata by its black scutellum (grey in P. ornata ). Members of the Platypezidae are associated with wooded areas. Adults may be found performing rapid erratic move

Protoclythia modesta

Female: Grey-dusted head and thorax, legs yellowish. Abdomen with broad bands of grey dusting, narrowest in the middle. Underside of abdomen yellowish. Male: Dull black with yellowish sides to tergites 1-4. Legs partly yellowish. Female: Platypeza sp

Agathomyia antennata

Agathomyia falleni

Family Flat-footed Flies (Platypezidae)

Species in Platypezidae (26)

Callomyia speciosa

Paraplatypeza bicincta

Platypeza consobrina

Polyporivora ornata

Polyporivora picta

Protoclythia modesta

Agathomyia antennata

Agathomyia falleni

Agathomyia pulchella

Callomyia amoena

Callomyia corvina

Callomyia venusta

Calotarsa insignis

Calotarsa pallipes

Grossoseta pacifica

Lindneromyia argyrogyna

Lindneromyia dorsalis

Lindneromyia flavicornis

Paraplatypeza atra

Paraplatypeza coraxa

Paraplatypeza velutina

Platypeza anthrax

Platypeza taeniata

Platypezina diversa

Polyporivora polypori

Protoclythia rufa