Calliopum

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Calliopum
File:Calliopum.simillimum.-.lindsey.jpg
Calliopum simillimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Lauxaniidae
Subfamily: Lauxaniinae
Genus: Calliopum
Strand, 1928[1]
Type species
Lauxania scutellata
Meigen, 1826 (= Calliopum aeneum Fallén)
Synonyms

Calliopum is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.

Description

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Calliopum sp. in a meadow
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Calliopum sp., Lateral view

Most, but not all, are luscious black or metallic flies.[1] They are smaller than 5 mm and usually have iridescent eyes. Adults can be found from May until December in meadows and hedge rows.[2] The larvae may be phytophagous or saprophagous, mainly feeding on rotting vegetable matter or mining clover leaves.[3]

Distribution

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These species are present on most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.[4]

Species

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References

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