Heterocheilidae (Diptera)

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it may be a junior homonym of Heterocheilidae Railliet & Henry, 1915.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciomyzoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Schizophora Subsectio: Acalyptrata Superfamilia: Sciomyzoidea

Familia: Heterocheilidae
Genera (1): Heterocheila

Name

Heterocheilidae McAlpine, 1991
- Type genus: Heterocheila Rondani, 1857

References

McAlpine, D.K. 1991: Relationships of the genus Heterocheila (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) with description of a new family. Tijdschrift voor entomologie, 134(2): 193–199. [not seen]
Mathis, W.N. 2011. World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Heterocheilidae (Diptera, Schizophora). Myia 12: 281–289. PDF.. Reference page.
- "The family-group name Heterocheilidae (McAlpine 1991b), which is based on the genus Heterocheila, is a homonym of the family-group name based on Heterocheilus Diesing 1839 (Railliet & Henry 1915, Nematoda), and a petition to the Commission of the ICZN will be needed to establish the proper name for these families."

Vernacular names

English: halfbridge flies