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Xylomyidae

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Containing group: Brachycera

References

James, M. T. 1981. 35. Xylomyidae. Manual of Nearct. Dipt. 1: 493-496.

Nagatomi, A. and A. Tanaka. 1971. The Solvidae of Japan (Diptera). Mushi 45:101-146.

Oosterbroek P. 1998. 32. Xylomyidae. In P. Oosterbroek: The families of Diptera of the Malay Archipelago. Brill: Boston. p. 88.

Woodley, N. E. 2004. A Remarkable new Solva Walker (Diptera: Xylomyidae) from Northern Borneo. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 106:900-904.

Woodley, N. E. 2006. Xylomyidae. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 8.5. 267 records. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on 12 Feb. 2008

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Solva marginata
Location Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Comments bred from a pupa collected from beneath the bark of a fallen sycamore tree
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Solva marginata
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2008 Nigel Jones
Scientific Name Xylomyidae
Location Lake Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Source Collection BugGuide.Net
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Copyright © Edward Trammel
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